New Orleans permits issued, April 2026
New Orleans permits issued: 1,519 records in April 2026, 0.7% more than March 2026 (1,508). Jump to the full CSV.
What the data shows
- The most common category was Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder with 377 records (25% of the month); 25 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was B (405); 10 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Wednesday 8 April with 112 records (issue date).
- 1,219 records (80%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$9,950, the 90th percentile US$1,300,000 and the largest US$123,430,137 (Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Permit Issued 745, Finaled 690, Closed 49, Meter Release 7.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | 377 | 24.8% |
| Mechanical Fuel Gas | 255 | 16.8% |
| Mechanical HVAC | 221 | 14.5% |
| Residential Re-Roofing | 136 | 9.0% |
| Renovation (Non-Structural) | 93 | 6.1% |
| Renovation (Structural) | 84 | 5.5% |
| Change of Address | 83 | 5.5% |
| Electrical Vacancy | 70 | 4.6% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 405 | 26.7% |
| A | 346 | 22.8% |
| C | 321 | 21.1% |
| D | 277 | 18.2% |
| E | 120 | 7.9% |
| D, | 14 | 0.9% |
| B, | 11 | 0.7% |
| A, | 11 | 0.7% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 30 Mar | 155 | |
| Mon 6 Apr | 404 | |
| Mon 13 Apr | 375 | |
| Mon 20 Apr | 348 | |
| Mon 27 Apr | 237 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123,430,137 | 2026-04-20 | 4420 Dauphine St HM | Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | 26-06530-SERV |
| 123,430,137 | 2026-04-15 | 4420 Dauphine St Apt 630 | Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | 26-06117-SERV |
| 123,430,137 | 2026-04-15 | 4420 Dauphine St Apt 631 | Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | 26-06118-SERV |
| 123,430,137 | 2026-04-15 | 4420 Dauphine St Apt 628 | Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | 26-06115-SERV |
| 123,430,137 | 2026-04-15 | 4420 Dauphine St Apt 629 | Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | 26-06116-SERV |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 26-02107-SERV | 5024 Pontchartrain Blvd | Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | Permit Issued | 478,000 | Generator installation |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-04855-RNVS | 7722 Plum St | Renovation (Structural) | Finaled | 163,000 | STRUCTURAL INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE, 4 BEDROOM HOUSE INTO A SINGLE 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATHROOM R… |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-11493-RNVS | 6143 Milne Blvd | Renovation (Structural) | Permit Issued | 129,500 | Second Floor Addition as per plans. Framing, Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC work to be completed. |
| 2026-04-30 | 25-06580-RNVS | 4221 N Prieur St -Apt C | Renovation (Structural) | Permit Issued | 124,000 | We are restoring this duplex (rear structure), HVAC, Electrical, Fire suppression, roofing, siding, and Plumb… |
| 2026-04-30 | 25-37162-RNVN | 514 S Rampart St | Renovation (Non-Structural) | Finaled | 94,000 | Using the commercial space as a restaurant and only doing cosmetic upgrades. Work includes new interior wall… |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-11453-RNVS | 2025-2027 Calhoun St | Renovation (Structural) | Finaled | 80,000 | Structural renovation. Kitchen remodel. New electrical and plumbing. New ac for top unit. Drywall repair. Bat… |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-06836-RNVS | 200 N Galvez St | Renovation (Structural) | Permit Issued | 55,300 | Renovations to convert existing property into a coffee shop. New kitchen, HVAC unit to roof, new hood, new AD… |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-02872-ACCS | 425 Basin St | Accessory Structure | Permit Issued | 44,202 | Construct new guard shack on the existing concrete foundtaion. |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-11861-HVAC | 127 Porteous St | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 37,552 | Remove and replace HVAC system and ductwork |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12139-HVAC | 6464 Canal Blvd | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 25,457 | Replace existing 5 ton condenser and air handler |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-07092-HVAC | 2503 Milan St | Mechanical HVAC | Finaled | 19,800 | Installation of two air handlers and two condensers. |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-11648-RNVN | 109 Tchoupitoulas St | Renovation (Non-Structural) | Finaled | 18,700 | remove existing shingles and install Certainteed architectural shingles |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12126-HVAC | 218 30Th St | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 17,609 | replace existing 3.5 ton condenser and air handler |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12130-HVAC | 1630 Valmont St | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 17,327 | Replace existing 3 ton condenser and air handler |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12138-HVAC | 3631 Clermont Dr | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 15,033 | Replace existing 3 ton condenser, furnace and evap coil |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12076-HVAC | 1515 S Norman C Francis Pkwy | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 14,424 | Replace existing 4 ton condenser and air handler |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12073-HVAC | 900 Germain St | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 14,000 | Replace existing 3 ton condenser, furnace and evap coil |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12071-HVAC | 5213 Laurel St | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 13,905 | Replace 3 ton condenser and air handler |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12132-HVAC | 25332 Chef Menteur Hwy | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 13,399 | Replace existing 1.5 ton condenser and air handler |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12241-HVAC | 742 S Genois St | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 12,500 | Install 4 ton condenser, 4 ton coil, 100k btu furnace and ductwork |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12065-HVAC | 1525 Louisiana Ave | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 12,249 | Replace existing 5 ton condenser and coil |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-08133-FGAS | 6075 Canal Blvd | Mechanical Fuel Gas | Permit Issued | 12,000 | New construction 2 story slab home. All new gas Install gas line (2) tankless water heaters, (2) range, (2) d… |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-12303-RNVN | 3923-3925 Eagle St | Renovation (Non-Structural) | Permit Issued | 11,754 | renovation replace wood siding ,paint,broken window ,reattach porch railings,smoke detectors, fix switches an… |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-07593-HVAC | 4039 State Street Dr | Mechanical HVAC | Permit Issued | 11,451 | 2.5 Ton Electric |
| 2026-04-30 | 26-09045-HVAC | 4110 General De Gaulle Dr | Mechanical HVAC | Finaled | 11,233 | Replace 12.5 ton Packaged Rooftop Unit, like for like |
Source and licence
Source: City of New Orleans Safety and Permits (via data.nola.gov), dataset Permits (rcm3-fn58) on data.nola.gov.
Data retrieved 2026-10-24 11:59:23 UTC.
Licence: Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication) (terms).
Modifications by Open Registry Data: selected columns, renamed to a common schema, filtered by issue date, owner/applicant/contractor/inspector name and phone fields not downloaded, email-like and phone-like text in descriptions withheld entirely, personal-name patterns in descriptions (for example a surname before “Residence”) replaced with “[name removed]”, exact duplicate rows removed. Value is the reported construction value in US dollars; the owner and applicant columns are not included. See all sources and licences and the methodology.
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