SpaceX announces $100 billion investment in Vermilion Parish

By News Staff on Thursday, August 27, 2026
  • Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announces that SpaceX will build at $100 billion Louisiana Campus in Vermilion Parish. (LSN photo by Chris Rosa)
    Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announces that SpaceX will build at $100 billion Louisiana Campus in Vermilion Parish. (LSN photo by Chris Rosa)

    By: CHRIS ROSA LSN Managing Editor PECAN ISLAND – SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale. The historic project will establish Louisiana as a global hub for next-generation aerospace, with the capacity and infrastru…