Lattice tower 1290675 — Abbeville, LA

At 67 m, structure 1290675 is about 33% below the 100 m average across the 88 structures registered in Vermilion Parish. It is about 23% below the Louisiana average of 87 m across 5,039 registrations. Among the 35,918 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is roughly in line with that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 64 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 67 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 4 m, which puts the top of the structure 71 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Abbeville in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 29.98914, -92.13819, with the site address filed as "Near 1211 Highway 167". Vermilion Parish has 88 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 19th-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 53 of them are marked constructed. Louisiana as a whole has 5,039 registrations, the 14th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Branch, LA · 1254898, a guyed tower at 549 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1290675 on Feb 26, 2014. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 443 in Louisiana.

The FCC record lists Southern Tower Antenna Rental II, LLC of Carencro, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0020605606.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2013-ASW-6260-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 7, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style E". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 8, 12.