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Louisiana C-PACE status and requirements

Louisiana C-PACE: earlier authority repealed; recent proposals are not an operating program

This is a status and requirements brief, not a verified active financing offer. Louisiana once authorized sustainable energy financing districts. SB 224 became Act 348 of 2009, signed July 6 and effective August 15, 2009. It allowed local-government financing districts for solar and energy-efficiency improvements. This was enabling legislation; it does not establish that a local program opened or a transaction closed. LA01, LA02

Local evidence first. Financing availability is not assumed.

Historical background

That authority did not remain intact. HB 766 became Act 643 of 2016, signed June 17 and effective August 1, 2016. The act repealed the sustainable energy financing district provisions, R.S. 33:130.811–130.814, in their entirety. The Legislature's act index separately describes the repeal of local-government district-creation authority. Old material calling Louisiana an enabled PACE state therefore needs an explicit historical qualifier. LA03, LA04, LA05

Recent policy development—without treating proposals as law

HB 62 of 2025, sponsored by Representative Phillip Tarver, proposed parish-level commercial property assessed capital expenditure and resilience programs. The official record remains “Pending House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs,” with consideration on May 22, 2025. The committee roll call records voluntary deferral by 17–0; it does not record passage or a governor's signature. LA06, LA07

SR 188 of 2025, sponsored by Senator Royce Duplessis, proposed a commission to study energy/resilience financing. Its final displayed action is June 11, 2025, returned to the calendar subject to call. A drafted commission roster or proposed reporting deadline should not be presented as an established commission or evidence of a report being delivered. The 2026 resolution with the same number concerns another subject; bill numbers must always be paired with year. LA08, LA09

The reviewed official evidence does not establish enactment of a replacement framework in 2026. That is a dated research finding, not a promise that no legislation can ever change the position.

Who is responsible currently?

No current statewide C-PACE administrator, operational parish program or application portal was verified. The Legislature is the source for the policy history; a bill sponsor, contemplated parish administrator or proposed study participant is not the administrator of a live financing program.

Louisiana energy offices and local development agencies may run other energy or economic-development initiatives. Those initiatives should not be renamed C-PACE without a governing assessment law and functioning program documents. A national lender's willingness to discuss a Louisiana project likewise does not establish assessment authority.

Because no live replacement program was established by the reviewed sources, this page should not advertise current eligible properties, improvement categories, assessment terms, lien priority, transfer treatment or a mortgage-consent pathway. The 2009 law and 2025 proposal describe different historical/proposed structures and are not current closing instructions.

Wind, flood or energy needs at a Louisiana property do not create C-PACE eligibility. Do not substitute Florida's resilience provisions or Tennessee's C-PACER documents for Louisiana law. Other financing may exist, but it requires a separate analysis and should not be called C-PACE.

Known projects

No named Louisiana closed C-PACE transaction was verified in this review. No project amount, savings figure or completion date should be invented to fill the gap. Legislative examples, out-of-state projects and ordinary energy loans are not Louisiana C-PACE closings. A future candidate should be supported by a recorded assessment or a responsible administrator/capital-provider closing announcement identifying the property, amount and date.

Local verification and next steps

For any proposed parish project, first obtain evidence of current enabling authority, then a legally adopted local program, appointed administrator and complete program documents. Only after those gates should property and improvement eligibility, lender consent and lien/collection mechanics be analyzed. Local building, floodplain, coastal, fire and utility permits remain independent requirements regardless of financing; this review did not establish parcel-specific Louisiana permit rules.

The useful next evidence is a later enacted act or official legal determination, not a generic national map. Track any successor to HB 62 by session and obtain its enrolled act and effective date before changing this page to “enabled.” Independently verify program launch and actual local participation after any enactment. No applications, outreach or public claims of availability were made.

Additional verification limits

Items requiring further confirmation: Any later enacted framework; local adoption/admin/launch; no assumed study commission. First enactment/program proof, then independent local permits.

Continue your project research

Compare the national C-PACE financing structure; Organize state and local project requirements; Prepare a commercial-building improvement scope. This page provides guidance only; it does not accept an application or submit information to a provider.

References

  1. www.legis.la.gov (n.d.) SB 224 official history. Available at: https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=213008 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  2. www.legis.la.gov (n.d.) Act 348 of 2009. Available at: https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=668283 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  3. www.legis.la.gov (n.d.) HB 766 official history. Available at: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=229700 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  4. www.legis.la.gov (n.d.) Act 643 of 2016. Available at: https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1013234 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  5. legis.la.gov (n.d.) 2016 official act index. Available at: https://legis.la.gov/LegisDocs/billindex/16RSactindex.pdf (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  6. www.legis.la.gov (n.d.) HB 62 of 2025 official status. Available at: https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=247949 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  7. house.legis.la.gov (n.d.) May 22, 2025 committee roll call. Available at: https://house.legis.la.gov/H_CmteRecordRolCallVotes/RollCallVotes/MPC_05222025_25018_ROLLCALL.pdf (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  8. legis.la.gov (n.d.) SR 188 of 2025 official history. Available at: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=249525 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion
  9. www.legis.la.gov (n.d.) SR 188 original proposal. Available at: https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1423880 (Accessed: 2026-10-28 UTC). Dated source; not proof of all localities or later project completion

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