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Kathleen Flynn for the Gulf States Newsroom
Economy
Inside Louisiana’s $100 billion SpaceX deal: NDAs, record tax breaks and a community left out
Drew Hawkins
Residents who live near where SpaceX’s rockets will be launched say they were kept in the dark about the project.
Erica Olmstead points to the property where the dirt pit just on the other side of the trees from her backyard on August 20, 2026.  "I have chronic bronchitis and lung issues from my deployment to Iraq in 2010. One of my 100% disability ratings is for bronchitis, so having all that dust and all that stuff in the air would be really, really bad for me," she said.
Eva Tesfaye
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Coastal Desk
As St. Tammany grows, Bush residents worry construction ‘dirt pit’ will harm quality of life
Eva Tesfaye
Tina Hickman, of Choctaw, Mississippi, flips through the course catalog for Bay Mills Community College, the tribal college she attended to earn her bachelor’s degree.
Elise Catrion Gregg
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Education
The Gulf South has plenty of native tribes, but no tribal colleges or universities
Elise Catrion Gregg
Court observer Bonnie Byland stands outside the Rivermark Center, which houses the Baton Rouge Immigration Court in downtown Baton Rouge, La., on July 16, 2026. Byland volunteers with the immigrant-rights advocacy group Mision Migrantes.
Avery White
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Baton Rouge's immigration court is open to the public, but elsewhere, there are concerns
Alex Cox
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  1. The Trump administration still aims to make state citizenship lists ahead of midterms
  2. Leon Black defies subpoena to testify in Epstein inquiry and sues House panel
  3. Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting
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  1. New Orleans marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina with events around the city
  2. Satchmo SummerFest returns, honoring Louis Armstrong's legacy with jazz, art and food
  3. Lost bow of USS New Orleans found in South Pacific more than 80 years after battle
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