Vermilion Boom

The space industry, Acadiana, and what comes next.

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What is the Vermilion Citizens Coalition

State records identify an Oct. 21 registration and a listed director for the group named in the SpaceX-related meetings lawsuit.

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Drainage District 2-A sets Nov. 9 hearing on 2027 maintenance budget

The published notice does not include proposed figures. A 2024 financial report’s supplementary budget schedule—on which the accountant provides no assurance—helps identify questions about spending, fund balances and a proposed tax renewal.

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Vermilion residents sue over meetings tied to SpaceX tax agreement

A citizens’ group and three residents ask the 15th Judicial District Court to declare eight alleged Open Meetings Law violations and void the Vermilion industrial board’s Aug. 25 actions involving a SpaceX-related payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement.

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Follow the SpaceX timeline

The lead-up to the announcement, subsequent reporting and projected milestones.

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Local history

Louisiana’s communities, industries and changing landscape.

Local History · local economy · regional

Owning the truck did not mean controlling the work

A 2002 study traced how changes in oilfield hauling shifted business decisions from individual drivers toward large carriers.

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