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East Feliciana Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

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

42.2
Risk Grade
Good
North of Baton Rouge Florida Parish; Clinton parish seat; rolling piney terrain limits some utility-scale sites relative to flat Delta parishes; flat bottomland corridors provide viable zones; Entergy Louisiana MISO; slightly higher median income than surrounding parishes reduces urgency of lease income but doesn't create opposition; B-C boundary but graded B on permissive Police Jury and viable flat corridor terrain
Assessment Snapshot
Population
19532
State Rank
#19
Compliance
40%
Trajectory
38

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) — East Feliciana Parish Police Jury
Acreage Caps
None established
Spacing Rules
None established
Size Restrictions
None established

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Neutral — moderate-income rural Florida Parish; some rolling terrain; Police Jury not opposed to solar; community generally neutral
Basis for Assessment
East Feliciana Parish Police Jury; Clinton News; Entergy Louisiana service territory
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
East Feliciana Parish President + Police Jury — eastfelicianaparish.net

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Entergy Louisiana
Utilities
Entergy Louisiana, None significant
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
Clinton-area agricultural solar ground-mount (approx. 6 MW, 2023)
Denied/Withdrawn Projects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