Lattice tower 1272987 — Ville Platte, LA

At 98 m, structure 1272987 is roughly in line with the 95 m average across the 56 structures registered in Evangeline Parish. It is about 12% above 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 about 34% above that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 24 m, which puts the top of the structure 122 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, at coordinates 30.75381, -92.21306, with the site address filed as "1201 Tate Cove Road". Evangeline Parish has 56 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 39th-largest count among the 64 Louisiana counties with registrations, and 45 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 Forest Hill, LA · 1020933, a tower at 475 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 1272987 on Apr 23, 2019. 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 Acme Land Company of New Orleans, LA as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0028093722.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2009-ASW-5700-OE and FAA Advisory Circular 70/7460-1J, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 5, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style D". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters 4, 6, 13.