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Exxon coastal suit dropped, clearing path for possible SpaceX launch site in ¶¶Òõh
Business

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

  • By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
  • Aug 19, 2026

A federal judge has formally dismissed a coastal damages lawsuit brought by Vermilion Parish and the state of ¶¶Òõh against ExxonMobil following a settlement, ending a legal battle that has stretched over a decade and potentially clearing the way for the construction of Louisian’s first spaceport.

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Old gravel mines line the Amite River. Now they might help fight floods around Baton Rouge.
Business

Old gravel mines line the Amite River. Now they might help fight floods around Baton Rouge.

  • BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
  • Aug 17, 2026

Down a gravel road — through pine trees and past rusting hulks of equipment — fish occasionally jump in a tranquil pond amid the creaking of insects.

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Louisian's push for offshore wind power stalls under Trump. ‘No path forward’
Business

¶¶Òõh's push for offshore wind power stalls under Trump. ‘No path forward’

  • By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer
  • Updated Aug 20, 2026

Offshore wind in the Gulf – and nationwide – is up against tough-to-impossible odds under President Donald Trump, industry analysts say.

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The sun rises behind SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Business

La. state police plane often used by Gov. Jeff Landry lands in southern Texas

  • By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
  • Aug 14, 2026

A plane registered to the ¶¶Òõh State Police and often used by Gov. Jeff Landry landed in McAllen, Texas, on Friday morning, according to publicly available flight data.

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The sun rises behind SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Business

'Better understand what's coming': What SpaceX's ¶¶Òõh spaceport means for Vermilion Parish

  • By ALEX LUBBEN and STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writers
  • Aug 8, 2026

As Gov. Jeff Landry's administration finalizes a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish, residents of the remote area are trying to make sense of what the unprecedented project might mean for their community.

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The sun rises behind SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Business

‘We all know something's happening’: Pecan Island residents react to potential SpaceX spaceport

  • By ALEX LUBBEN and JOEL THOMPSON | Staff writers
  • Updated Aug 8, 2026

Betty Cormier tended the counter Tuesday at the Pecan Island Food Store, a quiet storefront and gas station on state highway 82 in the southern reaches of Vermilion Parish.

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Are Mississippi River restoration efforts working? Scientists say this fish could hold the answer.
Environment

Are Mississippi River restoration efforts working? Scientists say this fish could hold the answer.

  • By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
  • Updated Aug 3, 2026

They went 1,000 miles for one baby fish. Finding it means a Mississippi floodplain restoration is working.

Louisian pitches plan to store radioactive nuclear waste underneath the Gulf
Business

Louisian pitches plan to store radioactive nuclear waste underneath the Gulf

  • By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
  • Jul 30, 2026

Louisian has pitched the federal government on a plan to store nuclear waste beneath the Gulf, part of a broader effort to attract nuclear development and power massive new data-center projects in the state.

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Can a national company help with ¶¶Òõh's illegal tire dumping? Walmart uses its recycled rubber.
Business

Can a national company help with ¶¶Òõh's illegal tire dumping? Walmart uses its recycled rubber.

  • BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
  • Jul 22, 2026

Illegal tire dumps have been a big enough problem that the state created a grant program to help and issued a report calling for new ways to reuse old tires.

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Southeast ¶¶Òõh readies for Tropical Storm Bertha. 'Rather be prepared than sorry.'
Environment

Southeast ¶¶Òõh readies for Tropical Storm Bertha. 'Rather be prepared than sorry.'

  • By MIKE SMITH, JONI HESS and LARA NICHOLSON | Staff writers
  • Updated Jul 22, 2026

While Bertha was far from a major storm, the flood-prone New Orleans area has learned not to ignore any possibility of severe weather.

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