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Claiborne Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

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

43.1
Risk Grade
Good
Rural north Louisiana parish in Haynesville Shale fringe; Cleco Power MISO grid; conservative political culture is not hostile but solar must navigate oil-and-gas identity; low density and declining population make landowner lease receptivity high; Claiborne Electric Cooperative serves rural areas; B-C boundary parish reflecting conservative political trajectory offset by permissive Police Jury and low land-use conflict; graded B on balance
Assessment Snapshot
Population
15670
State Rank
#20
Compliance
42%
Trajectory
40

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium
No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

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

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Neutral-Mixed — very conservative north Louisiana community; oil-and-gas culturally dominant; solar not opposed but not a local political priority; landowner lease interest is the primary driver
Basis for Assessment
Claiborne Parish Police Jury; Homer Guardian-Journal; Cleco Power territory
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
Claiborne Parish President + Police Jury — claibornelaparish.com

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Cleco Power
Utilities
Cleco Power, Claiborne Electric Cooperative
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
None known
Denied/Withdrawn Projects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