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Red River Parish County, LA — Solar Development Risk Assessment

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

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Risk Grade
Good
Northwest Louisiana parish; Coushatta seat; Cleco Power MISO grid; very small rural parish (392 sq mi) with flat Red River bottomland; extremely low density (21.9/sq mi) and declining population create strong incentive for solar lease revenue; standard CUP with no significant opposition history; minimal compliance complexity; B-grade reflects permissive rural Police Jury, very low saturation risk, and strong land availability relative to small population
Assessment Snapshot
Population
8533
State Rank
#10
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) — Red River Parish Police Jury
Acreage Caps
None established
Spacing Rules
None established
Size Restrictions
None established

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Neutral-Supportive — very small rural parish; Police Jury receptive to any economic development; no organized opposition; landowners open to solar lease income
Basis for Assessment
Red River Parish Police Jury; Coushatta Citizen; Cleco Power; MISO queue
Political Risk Factors
Stable
Board Members
Red River Parish President + Police Jury — redriverparish.org

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / Cleco Power
Utilities
Cleco Power
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Denied/Withdrawn Projects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