Venture Global LNG facility boosts Plaquemines parish economy [Video]

HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STEVE SCALISE TOOK A TOUR OF THE VENTURE, GLOBAL LNG FACILITY, WHICH PRODUCES LIQUID GAS. WDSU INVESTIGATES PREVIOUSLY COVERED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE FACILITY RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARD TODAY. WDSU’S BRITTANY VERNER HAS A LOOK AT THE POSITIVE IMPACTS THAT LEADERS ARE POINTING OUT. SALES TAX DOLLARS FOR THIS BUSINESS WILL BRING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PLAQUEMINES PARISH. AND ORGANIZERS SAY THIS IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BE IMPACTFUL FOR THIS COMMUNITY, BUT FOR VARIOUS COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE. IT’S A MASSIVE FACILITY. ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD. HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STEVE SCALISE TOURED THE VENTURE GLOBAL LNG FACILITY ON TUESDAY IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH. THE FACILITY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, PLANS TO PROVIDE LIQUID GAS, LOWERING THE TRADE IMBALANCE BY HELPING SUPPLY LNG TO COMPANIES GLOBALLY AND WILL SUPPLY EUROPE AND ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA FROM FROM THIS …