The Louisiana Republican Party makes its choice in the sixth congressional district race. Andrew Greenstein reports instead of unity, that’s led to infighting.
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SpaceX announces plans to build its largest rocket launching facility along the coast of Vermilion Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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A Baton Rouge judge granted LSU basketball signee RJ Luis a preliminary injunction allowing him to return to college basketball after signing two NBA and G League contracts. One of Luis’ attorneys, Elliot Abrams, told WBRZ in Baton Rouge that with N-I-L and revenue sharing allowing schools to pay athletes directly, the NCAA is now a professional sports league.
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The 2025 Big East Player of the Year, Luis never played in a professional game due to injury. Judge Ronald Johnson ruled he did not technically play professionally. NCAA rules state a player who simply signs a pro contract is not eligible to return. Abrams told WBRZ this decision is not the death of the NCAA.
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The NCAA is likely to appeal the decision, and the SEC could take action to rule Luis ineligible after commissioner Greg Sankey came out against Luis’s return. For now, the 23-year-old will be allowed to practice with the Tigers. Luis’ other attorney, Tony Clayton, told WBRZ he shared an emotional embrace with him after the ruling.
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The Louisiana Republican Party makes its pick in the sixth congressional district race, and some within the GOP ranks are not taking too kindly to that. On Sunday, the executive committee endorsed Blake Miguez, who says he’s humbled to have the state party’s backing.
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The party’s endorsement unlocks money from the Republican National Committee, which will come in handy for Miguez, given the crowded field in the open primary.
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Miguez’s most formidable Republican opponent in the district six race, Rick Edmonds, is not taking too kindly to the committee’s Sunday endorsement. Edmonds says the committee acted in defiance of the sixth district central committee, saying he had the backing of more of those members than Miguez.
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Among those angry over the executive committee’s actions is reportedly Governor Landry. Edmonds says despite all that, he’s confident in his campaign.
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Governor Jeff Landry and SpaceX announced plans to build a 100-billion dollar launch facility on Louisiana’s coast in Vermilion Parish that will be capable of supporting thousands of launches annually. SpaceX president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell says this spaceport will become the largest in the world.,…
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SpaceX expects the historic project to create at least three-thousand new jobs, if not thousands more. Shotwell says 60 to 80-percent of the new hires at their Texas base are local and they plan to do that in Louisiana as well. Shotwell says a wide variety of skills will be needed….
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SpaceX has partnered with Louisiana Economic Development’s FastStart program to build the workforce needed.
Construction is scheduled to begin next year. The first rocket launch could happen as soon as 2029.
There are concerns about what this project will mean for the residents of Vermilion Parish. SpaceX says it’s already engaged with LDWF, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and other state agencies to address potential impacts to wildlife, fisheries and their supporting habitats.
Shotwell says they also plan to have an open dialogue with the residents of Vermilion Parish…
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Governor Landry calls the Space X announcement a pivotal moment for Louisiana….
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SpaceX was founded in 2002 and it designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecrafts. The company owned by billionaire Elon Musk operated a global satellite internet network and develops A-I technologies. They also plan to launch rockets that will result with a base on the Moon and settlement on Mars.