May 19, 2026

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Claudia Rios

Re:

Local Bounti Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed May 15, 2026 File No. 333-295951 REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVENESS

Acceleration Request

Requested Date:

May 21, 2026

Requested Time:

4:01 p.m. Eastern Time

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Local Bounti Corporation (the “Company”) hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-295951) effective at the “Requested Date” and “Requested Time” set forth above or as soon thereafter as practicable.

The Company hereby authorizes Albert Vanderlaan, who is an attorney with the Company’s outside legal counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.

The Company requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Mr. Vanderlaan at (617) 880-2219.

[Signature page follows]

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Sincerely,

LOCAL BOUNTI CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Kathleen Valiasek

Name: Kathleen Valiasek

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

cc:

Margaret McCandless, Local Bounti Corporation

Albert Vanderlaan, Esq., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP