@btnewsroom: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry confirmed this week Elon Musk’s plans to build a massive $100 billion SpaceX launch facility in Vermillion Parish. The property is slated to become "Starbase, LA," a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually. BT spoke to Louisiana residents about the new hub. They told us they’ve been left out in the dark about the plans, with some expressing concerns about the environmental impact the launch facility will have on surrounding wetlands.

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thegoodlife11111
The Good Life 1111 :
Thanks Elon this will help Louisiana so much with Economic Development and Jobs
2026-08-28 17:19:56
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joshhendricks24
Josh Hendricks :
What a lot of people dont realize is that the land that was bought was owned by ExxonMobil. so that land was already not able to be hunted on. SpaceX plans on building up the marsh and the coast. Noone said anything when ExxonMobil purchased the land.
2026-08-31 23:20:08
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ekalb1111
EKALB1111 :
Turn them away at all costs! They will destroy your economy and environment
2026-08-27 15:34:13
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serendipity.4life
꧁eek꧂ :
yall keep losing and losing. its like your gov dont care about yall
2026-08-27 16:18:30
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thomashymel
Thomashymel :
Thanks elon..la needs the jobs
2026-08-30 01:10:25
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geminiandie
Andrea Gyminiandie Younger :
they will destroy the land and wildlife.... this is so sad.
2026-08-28 13:28:41
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charlie.romero8
Charlie Romero :
Texas, Will tell You About The Lawsuits filed against SpaceX, do your research People before it’s too late!
2026-08-30 00:48:29
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browninga4x
BrowningA4x :
If Jeff Landry cured cancer, you all would be upset.
2026-08-28 23:49:14
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digitalminded1
digitalminded1 :
Mike Johnson loves you
2026-08-27 16:41:29
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marvelous.ezeff0
Marvelous Ezeff :
Jeff Landry fucked up
2026-09-08 01:57:19
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whitebean79
jonathanbroussar94 :
its the ultimate dilution of our Cajun lifestyle heritage and culture
2026-08-29 01:13:57
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magshatesgenociders
maggie✨HaTeS✨genociders :
They're objectives are to oppress us all
2026-08-27 17:40:49
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tjo9553
terrisbgm7j :
Remember when we were a Sportsman Paradise? We respected our natural habitat. Now elected officials have no use for the important things that made us great.
2026-08-28 19:34:17
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toxic.masculinity91
Toxic Masculinity :
Just going to add my two cents to this conversation whether you like it or not. Y’all keep saying SpaceX is going to kill our way of life. That way of life has already been dying. Do not pin the funeral on rockets. I am from Southwest Louisiana. This is not theory. Commercial fishing, shrimping, crabbing, processing plants, ice houses, boat yards, charter captains, hunting guides, trappers, camp cooks, and dock workers used to put money in this coast. Then the jobs thinned out, boats got sold, families left. Wetlands kept washing away and the people screaming the loudest now were quiet when it was actually happening. That was not Elon Musk. That was cheap imports flooding the market until Gulf seafood was not worth running a boat for. That was fuel costs, regulations stacked on working people, and a government that talked about the coast while the paycheck economy on that coast collapsed. Licensed shrimpers went from thousands to around 1,400. Dock prices got crushed. Plants closed. Guide work got thinner. The marsh kept disappearing. That is a long, slow government failure, not a SpaceX press release. Now they are bringing Starbase Louisiana to Vermilion Parish. About 125,000 acres near Pecan Island. Up to $100 billion. Construction in 2027. First launch targeted for 2029. Thousands of jobs. About 3,000 direct jobs at roughly $92,600 average pay, with SpaceX saying it could climb toward 10,000, plus thousands more indirect jobs. Parish payments starting at $25 million a year and growing, about $820 million over 25 years. And this is the part the naysayers skip. SpaceX is not just dropping pads in the marsh and leaving. They have said they will keep very large portions of that land untouched so high value wetlands stay habitat instead of turning into concrete. They have said they will partner with the state and federal agencies on Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan. They have talked about Gulf shoreline protection, breakwaters, and work to slow the erosion that is already eating this coast. Some of this shoreline has been losing ground by the foot every year. Building here means they have to shore up the coast to protect their own infrastructure. That same h
2026-09-01 05:15:43
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user3219421586555
user3219421586555 :
SpaceX rocket fuel is liquid oxygen and liquid methane and when burned the exhaust is carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat. Harmless. These people are trying to scare residents.
2026-08-29 04:07:38
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appleuser7446288
splat :
If Musk would stop dreaming about Mars and focused on preserving this planet it would indicate that he has wisdom
2026-08-30 15:46:22
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americanblackman
D'Rod :
Have publicly elected government office holders ever signed NDAs before to keep secrets from the people who elected them!?? This doesn't sound like an oxymoron?
2026-08-28 02:06:02
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anniehasfreckles
Frecklesandannie :
trump doesn't care what anyone thinks, he's going to bulldoze our entire country because we're LETTING HIM! 😤
2026-08-28 00:11:27
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davidaucoin430
davidaucoin430 :
horrible
2026-08-29 02:54:57
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deb.j61
Deb J :
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2026-08-27 15:48:38
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user5881733406779
Tiny1959 :
It’s a done deal yall can stop crying it is what it is
2026-08-29 00:55:34
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user9359602764
user9359602764 :
Do you know how much marsh is down here. Wildlife will just reallocate
2026-08-31 23:51:57
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mr.jeffsmithmusiccountry
jeff smith music :
get ducks unlimited involved.
2026-08-29 01:01:12
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borodriguez33
Bo Rodriguez :
It will bring lots of money, and money will help that area.
2026-08-29 01:09:18
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user8120147945236
fedup :
you can't stop the rich from doing what the rich want to do. musk has already said there is an urgency to achieve colonizing other planets. I think the wealthy are evacuating
2026-08-28 09:26:39
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