GOV JEFF LANDRY: SpaceX bets on Louisiana as America’s next frontier takes off in the South

For generations, Americans looked west when they thought about opportunity.

Today, they should look south.

Louisiana has always powered America.

We fueled the nation with energy, fed it through our farms and ports, built ships that defended it, and manufactured the products that helped it grow.

Now, we are helping lead America’s next frontier: space.

NASA AT 68: AMERICA MUST LEAD ON THE MOON, MARS AND BEYOND—OR CHINA WILL With SpaceX choosing Louisiana for its newest chapter, our state is taking its place at the center of the economic and technological race that will define the 21st century.

This is more than a win for Louisiana.

It is a win for America.

For many years, Louisiana saw transformative investments land somewhere else.

We watched other states attract the industries of the future while too many of our own left in search of opportunity.

Not anymore.

SpaceX did not choose Louisiana by accident.

THE RED-STATE WINNERS IN THE CLIMB TO BECOME AMERICA’S NEXT ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE It chose Louisiana because we made a deliberate decision to compete.

Over the past two years, we have cut taxes, reduced bureaucracy, modernized economic development, strengthened workforce training, and created an environment where major employers know they can build and succeed.