Cameron Parish
Coverage of Cameron Parish in the Nexus archive.
- Louisiana doubles money available to nonprofits for conservation work
Louisiana has doubled state funding for the Louisiana Outdoors Forever program, allocating $2 million for the 2027 grant cycle to support conservation efforts. The increase funds projects like restoring longleaf pine forests in Bogue Chitto and Fontainebleau state parks, flood control in Cameron Parish, and land preservation near the Battle of New Orleans site.
- Debris from historic solar-powered aircraft washed ashore in Cameron Parish, NTSB says
Debris found in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, has been identified by the NTSB as belonging to Skydweller Aero's solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse SI2. The aircraft, part of a U.S. Navy exercise, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico in May 2024 after losing power during a return flight. The Solar Impulse SI2 previously completed a record-setting global solar flight in 2015-2016.
- An LNG terminal wants to discharge wastewater into Cameron waters. Residents demand transparency.
Residents and local officials in Cameron Parish are frustrated over a lack of transparency from Venture Global during a public hearing on a permit to discharge wastewater from its proposed Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG facility into the Calcasieu Ship Channel. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) is considering the permit, which would allow discharges of various wastewater types into waterways used for commercial and recreational fishing. Environmental advocates warn regulators should apply stricter scrutiny due to the company's history of environmental violations.