Abbeville, LA

LOUISIANA — A legislative package signed into law ahead of SpaceX's $100 billion Starship launchpad announcement in Vermilion Parish creates tax incentives and legal protections.Gov. Jeff Landry signed six bills into law before the Aug. 25 announcement that SpaceX will build a Starship launchpad in the small Vermilion Parish city of Abbeville.Rep. Paul Sawyer, a Baton Rouge Republican, was one of 15 bipartisan sponsors of House Bill 1088. The legislation authorizes tax rebates on cer

History was made in Abbeville Tuesday as state and local leaders joined SpaceX officials for the long-awaited announcement of Starbase Louisiana, a planned $100 billion spaceport in Vermilion Parish. The […]

Governor Jeff Landry and SpaceX are announced plans on Tuesday in Abbeville to build what the company says will be the world's largest spaceport on Louisiana's coast. The proposed $100 billion launch facility would be located in Vermilion Parish and have the capacity to support [...]

By  STEPHEN SMITH and SUDHIN THANAWALA ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Elon Musk’s space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a massive new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and the company announced Tuesday. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the deal was a big win for the state and country, likening the impact of the new launch site to the...

SpaceX will invest $100 billion in a Vermilion Parish spaceport, Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed Tuesday in Abbeville. Here's what it means for local jobs. Continue reading…

ABBEVILLE — After months of speculation, SpaceX officially announced Tuesday that it is building a Starship launch pad in Vermilion Parish.State officials from across Louisiana, including Economic Secretary Susan Bourgeois and Gov. Jeff Landry, joined the company at Abbeville’s Magdalen Place to announce the $100 billion investment, which SpaceX says is the largest capital investment project in Louisiana history. Construction on the project is expected to begin in

Traffic closures and drone restrictions will be enforced in Abbeville Tuesday as Louisiana prepares for a major economic announcement. Continue reading…

ABBEVILLE — Gov. Jeff Landry, along with several other elected officials from across Louisiana, is gathering in Vermilion Parish on Tuesday to make a major economic announcement, which is expected to be the formal confirmation that Elon Musk's SpaceX will build its next launch pad around Pecan Island.Landry is set to make the announcement at 11 a.m. at Magdalen Place in Abbeville.Rumors have been swirling about the development of SpaceX's next launch pad near Pecan Island for months,

Governor Landry will be in Abbeville this Tuesday, where he's expected to announce that SpaceX will be building a spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish. Parish President Chad Vallo will also be on hand and says with the scores of high-paying jobs the spaceport will create, [...]

Abbeville High School has its own crawfish pond, and the students running it are learning one of South Louisiana's most iconic trades firsthand. Continue reading…