2+ week, 4+ day ago   (70+ words) KATC Lafayette Mayor-President releases statement regarding SpaceX SpaceX announced Tuesday it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale, according…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (387+ words) BY UL LAFAYETTE COMMUNICATIONS The University of Louisiana at Lafayette applauds the historic announcement that SpaceX will establish operations in Vermilion Parish and is fully prepared to support Louisiana’s emergence as a center for the commercial space industry. UL Lafayette…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (579+ words) Ending months of speculation, SpaceX's plans for Vermilion Parish were finally announced Tuesday morning, in what Gov. Jeff Landry described as a "transformational moment." Elon Musk, owner of the company, said it will be named "Starbase Louisiana." During an Abbeville…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) VERMILION PARISH — The potential of SpaceX coming to Vermilion Parish has some questioning what's in store for the parish's growth. Kathy Dyson, owner and broker at Kathy Dyson Realty, said since the SpaceX rumors started, there has been a positive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (122+ words) KATC LAFAYETTE, La. — Lafayette High senior running back Jaden Celestine has signed a name, image and likeness deal with KOK, a partnership that extends beyond football as the company shows its support for one of Lafayette's top play makers. "Oh…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) BATON ROUGE — LSU defensive lineman Dominick McKinley is entering his junior season with a renewed challenge from coach Lane Kiffin. The former five-star recruit from Acadiana has flashed during the Tigers' fall camp practices, including time with the first-team defense....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (265+ words) 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…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (353+ words) ST. LANDRY PARISH — A legal battle over who should pay for housing state inmates brought St. Landry Parish leaders before a judge Thursday morning. The case centers on a dispute between St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard and Sheriff Bobby…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (21+ words) KATC ‘We Move Different’: UL Lafayette President shares vision for university...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (102+ words) KATC — According to The Advocate, Governor Jeff Landry is inviting hundreds of business leaders and Louisiana elected officials to Abbeville next week to announce that Elon Musk's company SpaceX is planning to build a multibillion-dollar spaceport on a stretch…...