SpaceX ‘pinky promises’ no bad impacts for Louisiana locals — then forced to backtrack
In a tense meeting, SpaceX managers told locals the massive spaceport won’t affect them at all. Then locals pressed for specifics.
Chas Sisk is a journalist based in Nashville, Tennessee, with more than a decade’s experience in both print and radio. He’s covered everything from Wall Street mergers to New England town halls, and his passion is local journalism. He was part of the Pulitzer-finalist team that covered the 2010 Nashville flood, has edited several national award winners and led two multimedia collaboratives prior to joining the Ag & Water Desk. He has also completed more than two dozen marathons.
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