Monthly permit report

New Orleans commercial building permits, October 2025

Biggest projects in October 2025

By declared value.

2701 Lawrence St Bldg F
Issued Oct 2 · 6 permits
$6.3M
The project consists of a new detached 1-story building to house a constellation program on an existing school campus. It will house students with low incidence disabilities for…
commercialBuilding · Electrical · HVAC / MechanicalRyan Carl Orgeron
2601 Gentilly Blvd
Issued Oct 21 · 4 permits
$4M
Temporary disconnect - Make electrical repairs
commercialBuilding · Electrical · HVAC / MechanicalSodexo Construction Inc
6823 Saint Charles Ave

In October 2025, New Orleans issued 434 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 169 projects, declaring $26.3M of work.
The busiest trade was electrical (141 permits), then general building (113).
The most active contractor was Jeffrey David Cantin, with 11 permits.
The largest project was at 2701 Lawrence St Bldg F, with $6.3M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 11 days of application.

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