Acadia Parish, Louisiana solar ordinance
Solar: 50 ft from property lines, 150 ft from homes, 100 ft from roads. Every figure is quoted from the county's ordinance, read October 8, 2026.
Updated October 2026
Solar rules
3 figures read from the county's ordinance, each with the sentence it comes from.
| Rule and what the ordinance says | Requirement |
|---|---|
Property line setbackfifty (50) feet from any adjacent property line at the time of the application. | 50 ft |
Setback from homesThe buffer zone shall include a setback of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from any residence | 150 ft |
Road setbackThe buffer zone may include a setback of not less than one hundred (100) feet from the center of any adjacent public roadway. | 100 ft |
Source: Acadia Parish ordinance (PDF), read October 8, 2026. Check the cited section with the county before relying on a figure.
Louisiana state law
State law can cap or override county rules. All Louisiana rules and counties.
State siting: Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (formerly Department of Energy and Natural Resources)
Threshold is in acres, not MW: a solar facility of 75 acres or more needs a state permit, on top of parish rules.
La. R.S. 30:1142 to 30:1145 (Act 279 of 2025). Source
Every Louisiana figure in one spreadsheet
59 figures from 8 counties, each with its quote, source, date read and any condition. 1 of those places is not on this site. Plus the moratorium or ban on file and Louisiana state law.
How these figures were read
We found Acadia Parish's own ordinance and had two AI models read it separately. A figure is shown only when both read the same number and the sentence it comes from was found in the document. Moratoria and bans are checked against the adopting document. Ordinances change and many figures apply only in some cases, so check the cited section with the county before relying on one.
Common questions
What are the solar setbacks in Acadia Parish, LA?
The county's ordinance sets solar facilities back 100 ft from roads, 150 ft from homes and 50 ft from property lines. Check the cited section with the county before relying on a figure.