# Comment on the Sunstripe Solar permit before the August 2 deadline

> The only public comment window on the 10,356-acre Sunstripe Solar project closes August 2, 2026. Here's the permit number, the address, and how to weigh in.

**By:** Bentley Hensel  
**Published:** 2026-07-29  
**Updated:** 2026-07-29  
**Canonical:** https://kingfish.la/comment-on-the-sunstripe-permit/  
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  
**Cite as:** Bentley Hensel (2026). Comment on the Sunstripe Solar permit before the August 2 deadline. Kingfish. https://kingfish.la/comment-on-the-sunstripe-permit/

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Right now, there is exactly one public process open on the [10,356-acre Sunstripe Solar project](https://kingfish.la/about-sunstripe-solar/) near Hineston — a 16-square-mile buildout on the Rapides–Vernon parish line — and it closes soon. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking comments on the project's federal wetlands permit until **August 2, 2026.** After that, this window is gone. The bigger local moments — the parish-mandated community meeting, the planning commission review, the police jury votes — are all still ahead, but this is the one that's live today.

You don't need to be an expert, and you don't need to oppose the project. By law, the Corps has to consider what you send.

## The essentials

-   **Permit number:** MVN-2026-00184-WLL _(put this on whatever you send)_
-   **Deadline:** August 2, 2026
-   **Read the notice first:** [permit MVN-2026-00184-WLL](https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/Article/4537854/mvn-2026-00184-wll/?ref=kingfish.la)

Three ways to comment:

-   **Online:** the Corps' Regulatory Request System — [rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs](https://rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs?ref=kingfish.la) — search "MVN-2026-00184-WLL" and attach your comment.
-   **Email:** Project Manager Michael Herrmann, **michael.h.herrmann@usace.army.mil**
-   **Mail:** U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, Attn: Michael Herrmann, Public Notice MVN-2026-00184-WLL, 7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-3651

## What to actually say

A comment is evidence, not a vote — five hundred identical postcards count as one argument made five hundred times. What carries weight is specific, local, firsthand knowledge tied to the factors the Corps must weigh: flood hazards, water quality, fish and wildlife, and the rest. The road that floods, the well you drink from, the creek the transmission line would cross.

We've written the full playbook in two evergreen guides:

-   [**How to read a public notice**](https://kingfish.la/how-to-read-a-public-notice/) — how to pull the facts out of the Corps document in five minutes.
-   [**How to comment on a federal permit**](https://kingfish.la/how-to-comment-on-a-federal-permit/) — what makes a comment count, the two rights most people don't know they have, and a one-page structure that works.

For how this permit fits into the three other approvals the project still needs, see [How a solar project gets permitted in Louisiana](https://kingfish.la/how-solar-projects-get-permitted-in-louisiana/).

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_Part of Kingfish's coverage of the_ [_Sunstripe Solar project_](https://kingfish.la/about-sunstripe-solar/)_._

_Spot an error? Receipts welcome: tips@kingfish.la._

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## Citation formats

### BibTeX

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  author = {Bentley Hensel},
  title = {Comment on the Sunstripe Solar permit before the August 2 deadline},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {The Kingfish Project},
  howpublished = {\url{https://kingfish.la/comment-on-the-sunstripe-permit/}},
  note = {Accessed: July 29, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0}
}
```

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