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Solar permitting — West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

FIPS 22125

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West Feliciana Parish, LA
Risk score 42/100 · Full scorecard →
Compliance: ModerateSolar ordinance on fileTrajectory: StableSaturation: Low

Southeast Louisiana Tunica Hills rural parish; St. Permitting: Conditional Use Permit; 300-ft max / 150-ft min setbacks. Track record: no prior utility-scale solar on record — greenfield jurisdiction; no established approval preceden…

Key driver: Southeast Louisiana Tunica Hills rural parish; St. Francisville seat; Entergy Louisiana and Claiborne Electric Cooperative MISO grid; Angola State Penitentiary occupies significant public land but private Tunica Hills and bottomland parcels available; low density (36.5/sq mi); standard CUP with minimal political complexity; B-grade reflects low barriers, available private land, and minimal saturation risk — Tunica Hills topography slightly limits optimal flat sites but risk remains low

Permitting process

Local permitting pathway

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — West Feliciana 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)

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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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Battery storage (BESS) P1 State-Default Permitting

No confirmed parish BESS ordinance.

Local BESS ordinances & bylaws

County-level battery-storage status, safety requirements, and projects — each linked to a primary source.

Community opposition P1

No organized opposition on record for this county yet — no petition, group, or oppositional coverage tracked. Absence of opposition is a positive siting signal.

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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1

No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.

State PSC dockets P1

No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.

Local news P3

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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 2026-07-22. See the county risk scorecard or the full Louisiana permitting index.