By James Finn
The Advocate
AMITE CITY — Under pressure from angry farmers and residents, some Tangipahoa Parish leaders want to set tighter rules on solar power plants — but others argue it's hypocritical for a parish that has long rejected zoning rules to crack down on specific industries.
The Parish Council is weighing rules requiring utility-scale solar plants — meaning solar panel farms big enough to contribute to the power grid — to place visual buffers and follow some existing development rules. Supporters say those are reasonable guardrails for an industry that remains unregulated at the state level.