Iberville Parish residents against proposed solar farm project

Iberville Parish residents against proposed solar farm project

WHITE CASTLE, La. (BRPROUD) -- People living in Iberville Parish received a letter from the parish council about a month ago. It proposed a lease for a solar project but many people here who are sugarcane farmers or rely on the crop do not want this project. The solar company called NextEra Entergy said the solar panels will take less than one percent of the farmland in the area. The project would bring more than 200 construction jobs and would …