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Acadia Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

Local solar ordinance barriers, board sentiment, and utility policies that affect development timelines and risk.

41.3
Risk Grade
Good
Flat Acadiana rice-and-crawfish parish; minimal zoning friction; Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; SLEMCO co-op covers rural portions; supportive Police Jury; large tracts of flat ag land available for lease; B-grade reflecting strong physical fundamentals with modest regulatory process uncertainty
Assessment Snapshot
Population
62045
State Rank
#16
Compliance
38%
Trajectory
33

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium
No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements
150 ft from property lines; 300 ft from occupied structures (Police Jury standard)
Zoning Mechanism
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — Acadia Parish Police Jury
Acreage Caps
None established
Spacing Rules
None established
Size Restrictions
None established

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Supportive-Neutral — flat agricultural land, landowner receptivity high, Police Jury pro-development
Basis for Assessment
Acadia Parish Police Jury; Crowley Post-Signal; SLEMCO service territory data
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
Acadia Parish President + 16-member Police Jury — acadiaparishla.gov

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Entergy Louisiana
Utilities
Entergy Louisiana, South Louisiana Electric Membership Co-op (SLEMCO)
State Permitting Process
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 Incentives
Federal ITC eligible; Louisiana sales tax exemption for solar equipment; Louisiana property tax exemption for solar; no state income tax credit for commercial solar

Development Activity

Active/Completed Projects
Crowley-area agricultural solar leases (various, 5–20 MW, 2022-2024)
Denied/Withdrawn Projects
None known

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Last verified: 2026-04-02 | SolarRisk Tracker | Data sources: Government records, utility filings, public meeting minutes