SpaceX to Invest $100 B in Louisiana Spaceport

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that SpaceX will commit up to $100 billion to build a new Starship production and launch complex along the Gulf Coast. The project, dubbed “Starbase Louisiana,” aims to replicate and expand the company’s existing Starbase facility in Texas, adding multiple launch towers, propellant production, power generation, deep‑water shipping, vehicle processing, and an on‑site airport. The chosen site offers ample space for large launch infrastructure and direct access to methane, the propellant used by Starship rockets. The announcement ends months of speculation about SpaceX’s interest in the coastal parcel and signals a major expansion of U. S. commercial spaceflight infrastructure.