Pecan Island Residents Create 'StopSpaceX' Online Group

Pecan Island residents create 'StopSpaceX' online group

Residents of Pecan Island have organized a community group called "Stop SpaceX" to address concerns over the possibility of a SpaceX facility being built in their area.

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Group forms StopSpaceX : Residents of Pecan Island have formed StopSpaceX amid reports that SpaceX may build a rocket facility nearby. Members are frustrated by the limited information they have received from elected officials and state agencies and worry about environmental damage, liability protections, strained infrastructure and the ability of their small volunteer fire department and community to handle a major industrial project. Though th…

Pecan Island residents fight to be heard on SpaceX

Brooke Broussard’s father Martin and uncle Johnny sit on a porch in Pecan Island, part of a lifestyle she’s worried is threatened by industrial development. (Photo courtesy of Brooke Broussard)This report was originally published by The Current, a nonprofit news organization serving Lafayette and South Louisiana. When Wayne Miller, assistant chief of the Pecan Island Volunteer Fire Department, spotted survey crews taking soil samples in the area…