Geophysicist weighs in on potential SpaceX impacts in Vermilion Parish

Deal reportedly reached to bring SpaceX to Acadiana

ABBEVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — SpaceX is set to build a multimillion-dollar spaceport along a roughly 18-mile stretch of coastal land in southern Vermilion Parish, according to word leaking out of Gov. Jeff Landry's office. The governor is expected to…

Geophysicist weighs in on potential SpaceX impacts in Vermilion Parish

A geophysicist says a proposed SpaceX project in the area may not be entirely negative when it comes to hurricane impacts.Dr. Gary Kinsland, professor of geophysics at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, was asked about potential impacts if the project moves forward."Strangely enough, by them developing something down there that they protect, that protection might protect inland for some people," Kinsland said.Effects on marshlandKinsland …