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Solar permitting — Concordia Parish, Louisiana

FIPS 22029

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Concordia Parish, LA
Risk score 41.0/100 · Full scorecard →
Compliance: ModerateSolar ordinance on fileTrajectory: StableSaturation: Low-Moderate

Flat Mississippi Delta parish opposite Natchez Mississippi; excellent solar terrain in alluvial flatlands; Cle. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 300-ft max / 150-ft min setbacks. Track record: Vidalia-area agricultural solar lease

Key driver: Flat Mississippi Delta parish opposite Natchez Mississippi; excellent solar terrain in alluvial flatlands; Cleco Power MISO grid; Concordia Electric Cooperative covers rural areas; declining population and agricultural economy make land lease income attractive; no zoning restrictions beyond CUP; B-grade on strong physical fundamentals and permissive environment

Permitting process

Local permitting pathway

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — Concordia Parish Police Jury

Setbacks & buffers

150 ft from property lines; 300 ft from occupied structures

Spacing requirements

None established

Size restrictions

None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions

Penalties & bonding

Total penalty: +28 | Active moratorium: +28

State-level permits & approvals

Parish zoning authority; no state solar preemption; conditional use permit typically required for utility-scale (>1 MW); no mandatory decommissioning bond statewide (some parishes require it)

State policy & grid context

State RPS & clean energy policy

No binding RPS | None | Louisiana has no state RPS; voluntary pilot 350 MW distributed

State incentive programs

Federal ITC eligible; Louisiana sales tax exemption for solar equipment; Louisiana property tax exemption for solar; no state income tax credit for commercial solar

Grid & interconnection

MISO / Cleco Power

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Data sources: public agendas/minutes from local government sites; PSC dockets from state regulators; news from GDELT and curated RSS; sentiment derived from public meeting transcripts. Last refreshed 2026-06-10. See the county risk scorecard or the full Louisiana permitting index.