313 new building permits were filed in New Orleans, LA over the trailing 7 days, with $42,145,966 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
313
▲ 4.0% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$42,145,966
$222,994 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
301
permits filed previous week
Of 12,639 New Orleans permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Issued | 8,794 | 69.6% |
| Finaled | 3,521 | 27.9% |
| Closed | 178 | 1.4% |
| VOIDED - Applicant Withdrew Permit | 28 | 0.2% |
| Inspections Finaled | 19 | 0.2% |
| Permit Expired Due to Inactivity | 14 | 0.1% |
| Certificate of Completion | 12 | 0.1% |
| Meter Release | 11 | 0.1% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. New Orleans, LA logged 313 permits in the last 7 days versus 301 the week before — a 4.0% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keefe John Ditta | 13 | $223,513 |
| 2 | Johnny Anthony Balli, Jr | 8 | — |
| 3 | Damon Tyris Reed Sr. | 7 | $10,300 |
| 4 | William Leroy Hoffman, Jr | 6 | — |
| 5 | Paul E. Herkes IV | 5 | $22,900 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Service / Circuit / Feeder | 63 | 20.1% |
| Mechanical HVAC | 51 | 16.3% |
| Mechanical Fuel Gas | 48 | 15.3% |
| Electrical Vacancy | 31 | 9.9% |
| Residential Re-Roofing | 20 | 6.4% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | New Construction | 2313-2315 Agriculture St | J Banks Construction & Home Improvement | $247,601 |
| 2026-07-31 | Renovation (Structural) | 1722 Esplanade Ave -HM | Rellestate Renovations LLC | $6,691 |
| 2026-07-31 | Mechanical HVAC | 918 Saint Roch Ave | Jose Julian Gonzalez | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Mechanical HVAC | 920 Saint Roch Ave | Jose Julian Gonzalez | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Residential Re-Roofing | 6063 Bellaire Dr | Coastal Exterior Experts LLC | — |
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