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Livingston Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

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

53.1
Risk Grade
Fair
Southeast Louisiana Baton Rouge metro suburban parish; Livingston seat; Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; fastest-growing parish in state with explosive residential subdivision growth since 2010; shrinking rural agricultural land limits viable utility-scale sites; growing HOA community actively opposing solar near subdivisions; Parish Council increasingly cautious on CUP approvals; C-grade reflects worsening trajectory from suburban saturation, rising compliance burden, and loss of viable rural parcels
Assessment Snapshot
Population
140789
State Rank
#35
Compliance
55%
Trajectory
50

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium
No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements
200 ft from property lines; 300 ft from occupied structures; residential buffer screening required per parish zoning
Zoning Mechanism
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — Livingston Parish Council
Acreage Caps
None established
Spacing Rules
None established
Size Restrictions
None established

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Moderate Opposition — fast-growing suburban parish; HOA and neighborhood groups increasingly active against utility-scale solar near residential areas; Parish Council responsive to constituent pressure
Basis for Assessment
Livingston Parish Council; Livingston Parish News; Entergy Louisiana; MISO queue; Livingston Parish Planning Dept.
Political Risk Factors
Worsening
Board Members
Livingston Parish President + Parish Council — livingstonparishla.gov

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Entergy Louisiana
Utilities
Entergy Louisiana
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
Denham Springs-area rural ground-mount solar (approx. 2 projects, 15–25 MW, 2020-2022)
Denied/Withdrawn Projects
One project withdrawn under neighborhood opposition pressure (2023, est. 20 MW)

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