Andy Taylor, senior manager in development for Lightsource bp,addresses a larger-than-expected crowd of area farmers and citizens at the LSU AgCenter Building Wednesday concerning a proposed 1,100-acres solar farm to be located north of Crowley along La. 13. (Photos by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)
Todd Fontenot of Acadian Land Services points out the location of the farm to parish property owners.
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 de...
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