The Advocate: Governor to Make SpaceX Announcement Tuesday in Abbeville

Gov. Jeff Landry to announce Louisiana’s deal with SpaceX. Here’s when, more details.

ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- Gov. Jeff Landry has invited Louisiana elected officials and business leaders to Abbeville on Tuesday for an announcement regarding plans by Elon Musk's SpaceX to build a multibillion-dollar spaceport, according to a post from The Advocate. The proposed facility would feature launch infrastructure to send reusable Starship rockets into orbit from [...]

REPORT: Settlement with Exxon to allow SpaceX launch site to be built in Vermillion Parish

ABBEVILLE, La. - The dismissal of a coastal damages lawsuit brought by Vermilion Parish and the state of Louisiana against ExxonMobil is set to clear the way for SpaceX to build a rocket launch site in the parish, The Advocate reported.SpaceX, billionaire Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company, is set to acquire the use of about 130,000 acres of land owned by the oil company in the parish. The company plans to build a rocket launch site simi…

Exxon coastal suit dropped, clearing path for possible SpaceX launch site in Louisiana

A federal judge has formally dismissed a coastal damages lawsuit brought by Vermilion Parish and the state of Louisiana against ExxonMobil following a settlement, ending a legal battle that has stretched over a decade and potentially clearing the way for…

The Advocate: Governor to make SpaceX announcement Tuesday in Abbeville

ABBEVILLE, La. 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 of the coast about 45 miles southwest of Lafayette.The invitation was sent via email by the Governor's Office and Louisiana Economic Development on Wednesday.Landry will make the a…

The Exxon Lawsuit That Stood Between Vermilion Parish and a SpaceX Spaceport Is Over

A federal judge dismissed a coastal lawsuit against Exxon in Vermilion Parish, clearing a path for Gov. Landry's Tuesday SpaceX announcement near Lafayette.