SpaceX Deal Draws Mixed Reaction From Vermilion Parish Residents, Officials

SpaceX prospect stirs mixed emotions in Pecan Island

The potential of SpaceX landing in Pecan Island has residents and hunters feeling mixed emotions.Craig Pitre, a Pecan Island resident, said the development represents a shift for the area."What are my thoughts on SpaceX basically invading our habitat? I guess all I can say is that it's closing one chapter and opening another," Pitre said. "You can't stop progress, and that's what's going on is progress. We can't stay stuck in the past, and I fee…

Guest Column: Getting to space from Pecan Island requires a boat

Louisiana made headlines this month reaching for the stars: SpaceX is poised to take control of 136,000 acres of coastal marshland in Vermilion Parish to build a proposed spaceport that would bring a new chapter in American space history to…

Vermilion Parish business owner speaks on possible SpaceX project

VERMILION PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- Discussions continue in Vermilion Parish regarding a potential SpaceX project, though no final project approval has been announced. Local business leaders in the area see the potential development as an investment in the parish's economic future. The oil and gas industry has served as a primary economic driver in Vermilion [...]

SpaceX deal draws mixed reaction from Vermilion Parish residents, officials

PECAN ISLAND, La. (NEWS 15) — Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to announce a deal for SpaceX to build a multibillion-dollar spaceport on the Vermilion Parish coast, a plan that is drawing both support and pushback from residents over environmental…

Sportsmen worried what SpaceX deal means for Pecan Island

We interrupt the discussion of alligators, sharks, hogs, cats, deer, amberjack and ducks promised in last month’s Down on the Dock column, to bring you breaking news. Governor Jeff Landry has sold another piece of Louisiana! Much to the dismay of duck hunters, coastal restoration folks and engineers and some of the residents of Vermilion Parish when he announced he’d brokered a deal to hand 130,000 acres at Pecan Island to SpaceX. Well now, in a…