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Madison Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

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

39.8
Risk Grade
Good
Northeast Louisiana Delta parish; Tallulah seat; Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; Concordia Electric Cooperative serves rural portions; very flat Mississippi River bottomland with minimal topographic constraint; extremely low density (16.8/sq mi) minimizes land conflict; declining population and low income create strong incentive to attract solar lease revenue; standard CUP with permissive Police Jury; B-grade reflects minimal regulatory barriers and abundant viable flat farmland
Assessment Snapshot
Population
10525
State Rank
#9
Compliance
32%
Trajectory
28

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

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Neutral-Supportive — very rural Delta parish; Police Jury receptive to any economic development; declining population creates urgency for lease revenue; no organized opposition
Basis for Assessment
Madison Parish Police Jury; Madison Journal; Entergy Louisiana; Concordia Electric Cooperative; MISO queue
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
Madison Parish President + Police Jury — madisonparishgov.org

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Entergy Louisiana
Utilities
Entergy Louisiana, Concordia 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Denied/Withdrawn Projects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