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LaSalle 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; Jena seat; Cleco Power MISO grid; LaSalle Electric Membership Corporation (LEMCO) serves rural areas; Ouachita River bottomland provides flat viable solar terrain amid piney hills; no established solar ordinance; declining population makes any economic development attractive; B-grade on permissive rural Police Jury, viable terrain in bottomland corridors, and low regulatory complexity
Assessment Snapshot
Population
14890
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) — LaSalle 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; Ouachita River bottomland landowners receptive to lease income
Basis for Assessment
LaSalle Parish Police Jury; Jena Times; Cleco Power; LaSalle Electric Membership Corporation
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
LaSalle Parish President + Police Jury — lasalleparishla.gov

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Cleco Power
Utilities
Cleco Power, LaSalle Electric Membership Corporation (LEMCO)
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
Jena-area agricultural solar lease on bottomland (approx. 7 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Denied/Withdrawn Projects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