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St. Helena Parish adopts solar farm permitting ordinance after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with two members of the public commenting, the St. Helena Parish Police Jury adopted a Solar Energy/Solar Farm Permitting Ordinance that takes effect within 30 days of publication.
The St. Helena Parish Police Jury opened a public hearing and later adopted the St. Helena Parish Solar Energy/Solar Farm Permitting Ordinance on Oct. 14, 2025. President Ryan Byrd opened the hearing; public comments were heard from Jeffery Arnold and Chad Nillen before jurors closed the hearing and moved to adoption.
Jurors voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance (motion by Quanika H. Muse, seconded by Jule C. Wascom). The minutes state the ordinance will become effective within 30 days of publication. The hearing record lists the public commenters by name but does not record verbatim testimony in the minutes. The jury’s action replaces the prior permitting posture for utility-scale solar projects in St. Helena Parish and moves permitting authority into the local ordinance framework.
