Solar farm planned south of Mowata

A larger-than-expected crowd turned out for Wednesday afternoon’s public hearing on the establishment of a solar farm just north of Crowley. Officials from Lightsource bp, the company that will be building a 1,100-acre facility on La. 13, admitted after the nearly two-hour session that they were surprised at the turnout. “We weren’t expecting this,” said Andy Taylor, senior manager in developmen…