Monthly permit report

New Orleans commercial building permits, January 2025

Biggest projects in January 2025

By declared value.

1901 Saint Louis St
Issued Jan 14
$2.5M
The proposed project is an artificial turf football/soccer field located at 1901 Saint Louis St., New Orleans, LA 70112 for the NORD Commission. Construction will include a stone…
commercialBuildingTurf Alliance Llc
614 Canal St
Issued Jan 8 · 3 permits
$2.5M
General Construction/Generator Installation. As per plans, will be opening a wall to allow generator install, opening will be covered with louver after install. Separate permit…
commercialBuilding · HVAC / MechanicalGootee Construction Inc
4300 Jourdan Rd

In January 2025, New Orleans issued 264 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 124 projects, declaring $10.1M of work.
The busiest trade was electrical (75 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (56).
The most active contractor was Patrick Mel Thomas, with 11 permits.
The largest project was at 1901 Saint Louis St, with $2.5M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 25 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through November 1, 2026. How we count