WITH MORE SOLAR FARMS IN THE WORKS, WEST BATON ROUGE LEADERS MOVE TO REQUIRE PERMITS

"Solar energy farm builders will now need to submit their plans before building in West Baton Rouge Parish after the parish council approved a measure Thursday that would give them more oversight on those projects.  Parish leaders last month halted solar plant construction because of concerns touching mainly on how the project would impact the parish's aesthetics. The council on Thursday unanimously passed an ordinance that requires companies to seek permits anytime they want to build on land zoned as agricultural."

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