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What SpaceX's $100B spaceport means for Acadiana: Jobs, growth and growing pains

The Advocate | Acadiana Lafayette

Aug 26, 2026

What SpaceX's $100B spaceport means for Acadiana: Jobs, growth and growing pains

Gov. Jeff Landry's announcement Tuesday that SpaceX will build a $100 billion spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish could become one of the biggest economic developments in Acadian…

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What SpaceX's $100B spaceport means for Acadiana: Jobs, growth and growing pains

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