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New Orleans Building Permits

Data updated October 30, 2026. Newest permit in the feed: October 29, 2026. Source: NOLA Permits (data.nola.gov).

By the Home Permit Guide Editorial Team 3 official sources

Reviewed by Carlos Aldaba, CBO, Certified Building Official (ICC), Building Code & Permitting Consultant ·

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Issued in October 2026 to date
1,221
Issued in the last 30 days
1,287
Median days, filing to issue
6

These figures cover every permit in NOLA Permits (data.nola.gov), not only home projects. The last 30 days run from September 30, 2026 to October 29, 2026. That is 14% below the average of 1,494 permits a month over the previous 12 full months.

Top Permit Types in the Last 30 Days

Permit typePermitsShare
Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder28822%
Mechanical Fuel Gas19415%
Mechanical HVAC14311%
Electrical Vacancy12510%
Residential Re-Roofing988%
Renovation (Structural or Non-Structural)897%
Change of Address836%
Construction Loop433%

Most New Orleans permits are for trade work rather than whole projects. In the 30 days to October 29, 2026, the City issued 288 electrical service permits, 194 fuel gas permits and 143 HVAC permits, against 98 residential re-roofing permits and 89 renovations. The median from filing to issue was 6 days.

The City's dataset lists the contractor on 85% of recent permits. Areas are the neighborhoods recorded on each permit; Audubon (66), Seventh Ward (55) and French Quarter (54) were the busiest in the last 30 days.

12-Month Permit Trend in New Orleans

1731 Oct 1285 Nov 1272 Dec 1311 Jan 1262 Feb 1508 Mar 1519 Apr 1989 May 1561 Jun 1536 Jul 1425 Aug 1531 Sep 1221 Oct
Building permits issued per month in New Orleans. Lighter bar = current month to date.
MonthPermits issued
October 20251,731
November 20251,285
December 20251,272
January 20261,311
February 20261,262
March 20261,508
April 20261,519
May 20261,989
June 20261,561
July 20261,536
August 20261,425
September 20261,531
October 2026 (to date)1,221

Over the 12 full months, the busiest was May 2026 with 1,989 permits and the quietest was February 2026 with 1,262.

Busiest Areas in the Last 30 Days

NeighborhoodPermits
Audubon66
Seventh Ward55
French Quarter54
Little Woods49
St Roch48
Central City44
Central Business District42
Lakeview41
Treme - Lafitte35
Old Aurora34

Recent Permits

The 15 most recent permits in the feed. We show the neighborhood rather than the street address, and never owner names.

IssuedTypeNeighborhoodContractor
2026-10-29Mechanical Fuel GasLakeviewJAMES T BROUSSARD
2026-10-29Mechanical Fuel GasTreme - LafitteEdgar NMI Young, Jr.
2026-10-29Mechanical Fuel GasTreme - LafitteEdgar NMI Young, Jr.
2026-10-29Mechanical Fuel GasTreme - LafitteEdgar NMI Young, Jr.
2026-10-29Electrical VacancyCentral CityTroy Anthony Kelley
2026-10-29Mechanical Fuel GasTreme - LafitteEdgar NMI Young, Jr.
2026-10-29Mechanical Fuel GasRead Blvd WestDiony Meunier
2026-10-29Mechanical HVACCentral Business DistrictTuong Xuan Nguyen
2026-10-29Electrical VacancyTulane - GravierMark Gerard Andrews, Sr.
2026-10-29Interior DemolitionCentral CityCarimi Construction and Development
2026-10-29Renovation (Structural or Non-Structural)Pines VillageRoubion Construction Co., LLC
2026-10-29Residential Re-RoofingWest Lake ForestBaron Construction Co
2026-10-29Mechanical HVACGentilly TerraceIra A Preuett
2026-10-29Construction LoopLeonidasDennis Leon deBoisblanc Sr.
2026-10-29Renovation (Structural)MarignyNot listed

How to Look Up a Building Permit in New Orleans

  1. City of New Orleans One Stop App: Open the One Stop App.
  2. Type the house number and street into the search box at the top, for example "1300 Perdido St". Leave out the city, state, ZIP and any apartment or suite number.
  3. Click Search. The results list the permits, licenses, planning projects and violations tied to that address.
  4. If the address does not come up, try the legal street name and spelling, and drop uncommon street suffixes.
  5. Open a record to see its status, reviews and inspections. One Stop can be reached at (504) 658-7100 for help.

For what a record's fields mean, see How to Read a Building Permit Record. For lookups in other cities, see How to Look Up Building Permits for a House.

New Orleans Project Permit Pages

Rules for specific home projects in New Orleans, each checked against official city sources:

Frequently Asked Questions

How many building permits does New Orleans issue?

New Orleans issued 1,287 permits in the 30 days to October 29, 2026, and an average of 1,494 a month over the 12 full months before October 2026, according to NOLA Permits (data.nola.gov).

How long does it take to get a building permit in New Orleans?

For permits issued in the 30 days to October 29, 2026, the median time from filing to issue was 6 days. Simple permits are often issued much faster than projects that need full plan review.

How do I look up a building permit in New Orleans?

Use the City of New Orleans One Stop App. Type the house number and street into the search box at the top, for example "1300 Perdido St". Leave out the city, state, ZIP and any apartment or suite number.

What is the most common permit type in New Orleans?

Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder, with 288 of the 1,287 permits issued in the 30 days to October 29, 2026.

Back to New Orleans Building Permits for Home Projects.

Sources

Official sources checked on . Rules change; confirm with the department before you start work.

  1. City of New Orleans One Stop App (linked above) (onestopapp.nola.gov)
  2. City of New Orleans: Search Permits and Violations (nola.gov)
  3. NOLA Permits (data.nola.gov) (data.nola.gov)

Statistics computed by Home Permit Guide from NOLA Permits (data.nola.gov), fetched October 30, 2026.