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Dispatches

The national outlets came for the announcement and left. We are still here, reading the permitting filings and going to the parish council meetings. Everything is sourced and linked.

LatestExplainerSeptember 8, 20266 min read

A Coast That's Already Moving

Vermilion Parish was losing ground before anyone drew a launch pad on it. Both things are true at once, and the honest version says so.

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Local ImpactSep 5, 20266 min

3,000 Jobs at $92,600: Who Actually Gets Them?

An average salary is not a distribution. A look at what these roles usually are, which ones this coast is already qualified for, and where the gap is.

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Local ImpactSep 2, 20265 min

The Tax Deal, Line by Line

$20 million up front, $25 million a year for 25 years, and $25 million to a community foundation. What that is worth, and what it is not.

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Site ReportAug 31, 20267 min

Reading the Site: 125,000 Acres of Chenier Plain

What 'south of Pecan Island' actually is on the ground — and why the geology explains most of the engineering problem.

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ExplainerAug 26, 20266 min

Pecan Island: What SpaceX Actually Announced

Strip out the superlatives and the August 25 announcement contains a specific, checkable set of commitments. Here they are, with what is still unknown.

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