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Grant Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

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

40.2
Risk Grade
Good
Central Louisiana rural parish; Colfax seat on Red River; Cleco Power MISO grid; Claiborne Electric Cooperative covers rural areas; Red River bottomland provides viable flat solar terrain amid piney hills; no established solar ordinance; declining population; B-grade on permissive Police Jury and available flat terrain in Red River corridor
Assessment Snapshot
Population
22389
State Rank
#11
Compliance
35%
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
Zoning Mechanism
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — Grant Parish Police Jury
Acreage Caps
None established
Spacing Rules
None established
Size Restrictions
None established

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Neutral-Supportive — rural central Louisiana parish; Police Jury pro-economic development; Red River bottomland landowners receptive to lease income
Basis for Assessment
Grant Parish Police Jury; Colfax Chronicle; Cleco Power; Claiborne Electric Cooperative
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
Grant Parish President + Police Jury — grantparishla.gov

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
Colfax-area agricultural solar lease on Red River bottomland (approx. 8 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Denied/Withdrawn Projects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