Solar permitting — St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
0 indexed meetings (0 energy-related), 0 PSC dockets, 0 news items, 6 known opposition groups.
Southeast Louisiana New Orleans exurban parish; LaPlace seat; Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; growing New Orleans. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 300-ft max / 200-ft min setbacks. Track record: denial on record —
Key driver: Southeast Louisiana New Orleans exurban parish; LaPlace seat; Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; growing New Orleans exurb with rapid residential subdivision expansion; very small parish (219 sq mi) limits viable utility-scale land; active residential development consuming rural parcels; community opposition growing near subdivisions; C-grade reflects small land area, worsening trajectory from suburban growth, and increasing CUP review complexity
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — St. John the Baptist Parish Council
Setbacks & buffers
200 ft from property lines; 300 ft from occupied structures; residential buffer screening required
Spacing requirements
None established
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
Total penalty: +5 (Denial +5)
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 / Entergy Louisiana
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