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Pointe Coupee Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

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

39.6
Risk Grade
Good
Central Louisiana west bank parish; New Roads seat; Entergy Louisiana MISO grid; Claiborne Electric Cooperative serves rural portions; flat alluvial plain ideal for utility-scale solar with sugarcane and soybean agriculture; favorable grid proximity to Baton Rouge load center; low density (38.7/sq mi) with minimal development conflict; standard CUP with supportive Police Jury; B-grade reflects permissive flat agricultural terrain, low compliance barriers, and minimal saturation risk
Assessment Snapshot
Population
21476
State Rank
#8
Compliance
33%
Trajectory
30

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

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Neutral-Supportive — rural agricultural parish; Police Jury pro-economic development; flat sugarcane land well-suited to solar lease conversion; minimal organized opposition
Basis for Assessment
Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury; Pointe Coupee Banner; Entergy Louisiana; Claiborne Electric Cooperative; MISO queue
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
Pointe Coupee Parish President + Police Jury — pointecoupeeparish.net

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Entergy Louisiana
Utilities
Entergy Louisiana, 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
New Roads-area sugarcane land solar conversion (approx. 12 MW, 2022)
Denied/Withdrawn Projects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