Monthly permit report

Baton Rouge commercial building permits, April 2025

Biggest projects in April 2025

By declared value.

7443 Picardy Ave
Issued Apr 15
$1.9M
Selective demolition and renovation of first floor spaces in an existing two story classroom / office building on University Campus. Scope also includes work to enclose an…
commercialBuildingDeumite Construction, L.L.C. - Justin Smith
10307 Jefferson Hwy
Issued Apr 10
$1.7M
(EXPEDITED) THE PROJECT IS THE FIRST OF 2 BUILDINGS IN THE JEFFERSON OFFICE PARK DEVELOPMENT. AN 8655 SF BUILDING DIVIDED INTO A 6283 SF OFFICE SPACE DEDICATED TO PELICAN…
commercialBuildingHaddad Contractors Llc
16550 Commercial Ave

In April 2025, Baton Rouge issued 203 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 107 projects, declaring $8.9M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (66 permits), then electrical (33).
The most active contractor was Stoa Construction, L.L.C., with 8 permits.
The largest project was at 7443 Picardy Ave, with $1.9M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 1 day of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 30, 2026. How we count