Venture Global is taking its Plaquemines LNG expansion plans straight to residents next week, with three evening open houses stretched across the parish. The community sessions are scheduled for 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28 in Belle Chasse, Wednesday, July 29 in Port Sulphur, and Thursday, July 30 in Braithwaite. Locals are invited to meet the project team, ask questions, and look over the expected timelines and upcoming milestones for the proposed terminal expansion.
Where and when to attend
Plaquemines Parish has laid out the full schedule and venues on its official news page, along with a flyer that spells out locations and times. According to Plaquemines Parish Government, each session will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and parish departments will be available on site to field community questions. Officials are urging residents to pick whichever meeting spot is easiest for them and to come ready with questions about local services and potential project impacts.
What organizers say they'll cover
Venture Global representatives say the open houses are meant to walk residents through where the project stands now, what milestones are coming next, and what construction and operations could look like over time. The events are billed as drop in, informational sessions rather than formal hearings, with space set aside for one on one conversations with members of the project team.
Project footprint and proposed work
Federal filings and a public notice from the U.S. Army Corps outline a sizable brownfield expansion that would layer new infrastructure onto the existing Plaquemines site, including multiple liquefaction trains, pretreatment units, an additional loading berth, and more on site power generation. According to Resource Report 1 filed with federal regulators, the buildout would enlarge the terminal's processing footprint and push annual output into the mid 20s million tonnes per year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice details dredging needs and wetland impacts that will face regulator review. Application materials state that mitigation and monitoring plans will be required elements of any permits that move forward.
Permitting and timeline
The Department of Energy in March signed off on additional export volumes from the Plaquemines LNG project, a decision that bolsters the commercial case for keeping construction on a tight schedule. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the project now has federal authorization for higher export capacity.
Company disclosures indicate that commissioning work is underway and that start up dates are already circled on the calendar. A recent investor update from Venture Global reiterates a Phase I commercial operations target in the fourth quarter of 2026, with a follow on phase aimed for mid 2027. The company notes that commissioning and testing are continuing at the site.
Community concerns and past outreach
Venture Global's own pre filing record shows that this is not the first time the company has set up shop in a local gym or meeting hall to talk LNG. The company documented three open houses held in May 2025 that drew around 100 attendees and surfaced recurring worries about traffic, hurricane evacuation routes, air quality and noise, and potential effects on wetlands. Those issues are cataloged in its environmental filings, which also describe planned mitigation steps and outreach efforts for nearby landowners and other stakeholders, as laid out in Resource Report 1.
Local context has only sharpened those conversations. Recent coverage has highlighted unease over water system disruptions in the Port Sulphur area, which residents say has made them more alert to how big industrial projects can strain basic infrastructure. West Bank water scare reporting has tracked those concerns in detail.
How to get information
For anyone who wants details straight from the source, the parish notice and project handouts list a dedicated phone line and email address: 1 800 514 0833 and [email protected]. Residents can show up when doors open or drift in at any point during the two hour window. Staff and printed materials will be available to talk through routing, traffic control, and specific neighborhood concerns.
Those who cannot make it in person can still weigh in. Parish officials and the company say they will accept questions via the listed contacts, and formal comments can also be filed through the permit dockets at federal agencies overseeing the project.
For now, the trio of open houses offers a relatively low key way for Plaquemines Parish residents to quiz engineers and executives before regulators dig deeper into the paperwork. Whether someone is most focused on jobs, traffic headaches, or the environmental footprint, organizers say the meetings are set up to listen and to address very local, very specific questions about what comes next for the Plaquemines LNG expansion.
