Orleans County, Louisiana building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 458,083 permit records are on file for Orleans County, Louisiana (2001–2026).

Our records for this area are growing — figures reflect permits on file, not every permit ever issued.

Permits on file by year

Top work types in our records

• other — 199,140
• electrical — 110,942
• mechanical — 103,616
• solar_pv — 12,202
• demolition — 11,027

5% of records on file show a final or completed status.

Recent permit activity on file

• 2026-07-02 — mechanical — 5600 Clements Dr
• 2026-07-02 — plumbing — 7880 S Coronet Ct Apt A
• 2026-07-01 — electrical — 5665 Rosemary Pl
• 2026-07-01 — mechanical — 4301 Fontainebleau Dr
• 2026-07-01 — electrical — 4123 Willow St
• 2026-07-01 — other — 538 Second St
• 2026-07-01 — other — 2035 Esplanade Ave, 1424 N Galvez St, 2033 Esplanade Ave
• 2026-07-01 — other — 2322 Valmont St
• 2026-07-01 — electrical — 877 Navarre St
• 2026-07-01 — other — 1827-1829 Peniston St
• 2026-07-01 — other — 4834 Corinne St
• 2026-07-01 — electrical — 9885 Chef Menteur Hwy
• 2026-07-01 — plumbing — 2163 Sumpter St, 2165 Sumpter St
• 2026-07-01 — mechanical — 411 Filmore Ave
• 2026-07-01 — electrical — 2566 N Rocheblave St
• 2026-07-01 — other — 2428 General Taylor St, 2428 General Taylor St Apt 1A, 2428 General Taylor St Apt 1B, 2428 General Taylor St Apt 2A, 2428 General Taylor St Apt 2B, 2430 General Taylor St
• 2026-07-01 — other — 4657-4659 Dodt Ave
• 2026-07-01 — other — 2121 Chartres St, 2121 Chartres
• 2026-07-01 — other — 1833 Polymnia St
• 2026-07-01 — other — 616 Ursulines Ave

Streets with the most permits on file

• Magazine St — 15 on file
• Audubon St — 11 on file
• Saint Charles Ave — 10 on file
• Saint Peter St Apt 301 — 10 on file
• Esplanade Ave — 9 on file
• Royal St — 9 on file
• Willow St — 8 on file
• Dauphine St — 8 on file
• Octavia St — 8 on file
• S Rocheblave St — 7 on file