It had been rumored for days; now, those rumors can be put to rest – SpaceX is building a 100-billion dollar launch facility on Louisiana’s coast in Vermilion Parish. It will be capable of supporting thousands of launches annually. Governor Landry says this is a pivotal moment for Louisiana.
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SpaceX expects the historic project to create at least three-thousand new jobs, if not thousands more. SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell says 60 to 80-percent of the new hires at its Texas base are local, and it plans to do that in Louisiana as well. She says a wide variety of skills will be needed.
The Louisiana Republican Party’s endorsement of Blake Miguez in the sixth congressional district race is raising some eyebrows. Miguez’s most formidable GOP opponent in that race, Rick Edmonds, says the committee acted in defiance of the state central committee, saying he had the backing of more of those members than Miguez.
Despite signing two NBA and G-League contracts, LSU signee RJ Luis is being allowed to return to college basketball. This, following a preliminary injunction granted by a Baton Rouge judge. Luis’ attorney, Elliot Abrams, tells WBRZ this decision is not the death of the NCAA.