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Report: 'Space exploration company' in discussions to purchase ExxonMobil land in Vermillion Parish

WBRZ Baton Rouge

May 8, 2026

PECAN ISLAND - A state senator told Vermillion Today that a "space exploration company" was discussing buying 136,000 acres of land in Vermillion Parish from ExxonMobil. State Sena…

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Report: 'Space exploration company' in discussions to purchase ExxonMobil land in Vermillion Parish

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