UL Lafayette plans four aerospace and space-computing pathways for Fall 2027
The options separate engineering, computer science and cross-major routes; final catalog and enrollment details remain for students to confirm.
The space industry, Acadiana, and what comes next.

The options separate engineering, computer science and cross-major routes; final catalog and enrollment details remain for students to confirm.
State records identify an Oct. 21 registration and a listed director for the group named in the SpaceX-related meetings lawsuit.
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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The October 12 record says the pickup charge will increase by $3, from $20 to $23, citing Waste Connections fuel costs. It does not print a vote tally.
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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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A 2011 federal oil-services study followed wages, imported equipment and local assembly separately to explain where economic activity occurred.
A 2011 federal study mapped an air-service industry spread across Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast.
A 2002 study describes the transition from divers alone to teams using remotely operated equipment.
A 2002 study traced how changes in oilfield hauling shifted business decisions from individual drivers toward large carriers.
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