Short-term rentals in Louisiana local government
What Louisiana city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about short-term rentals — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
40 Louisiana meetings since 2024 covered short-term rentals. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Louisiana with the most short-term rentals activity
- New Orleans, LA (15)
- Orleans Parish, LA (13)
- New Orleans City Planning Commission, LA (10)
- Oakgrove, LA (2)
Latest matching meetings
CPC hearing on 11 zoning changes, including rezonings and conditional uses
The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 13, 2026, to consider 11 zoning items. These include rezoning requests, conditional use permits for bars, a car wash, bed and breakfasts, and alcohol sales, as well as two text amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The public…
CPC weighs zoning changes for 17 properties, including new short-term rentals and a height limit.
The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on 17 zoning docket items. The agenda includes requests to change land use designations, permit new commercial short-term rentals, and amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to implement findings from a Transient Lodging Study. Public comment is due…
Commission reviews 10 zoning requests, including a hotel and short-term rentals
The City Planning Commission will vote on ten zoning dockets and one subdivision docket. Key decisions include a hotel at 727 Carondelet Street, a car wash in Mid-City, and the adaptive reuse of a monastery into multi-family housing. The agenda also includes two deferred short-term rental requests and a text amendment…
Commission reviews zoning changes for billboards, child care, and short-term rentals
The Orleans Parish City Planning Commission will review five zoning and subdivision requests. The agenda includes a text amendment to exempt a specific billboard from prohibitions and conditional use permits for a child care center, a bed and breakfast, and a commercial short-term rental. One subdivision request for a…
City Planning Commission to review three conditional use zoning requests
The City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The body will review three specific requests for conditional use permits at various properties.
Commission reviews zoning changes for a bed-and-breakfast and hotel in Orleans Parish
The City Planning Commission will vote to adopt the minutes from May 26, 2026, and review seven zoning dockets. The agenda includes requests for new hotels, short-term rentals, and restaurants, as well as zoning district changes for residential properties. Additionally, the Commission will ratify several subdivision…
Commission to vote on zoning changes and conditional uses for hotels, B&Bs, and restaurants
The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to decide on multiple zoning amendments and conditional uses, including hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, commercial rentals, and restaurants. The meeting will also ratify subdivision applications pending staff review.
Commission to discuss affordable housing definitions and billboard exemptions
The City Planning Commission will review several zoning and subdivision requests. Key items include amendments to the definition of small multi-family affordable housing and a request to exempt a billboard at 100 Poydras Street from prohibited location rules.
City Planning Commission to review five zoning and land-use requests
The City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider five proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. These requests include conditional uses for short-term rentals, office space, and a reception facility, as well as a text amendment for signage regulations.
Commission considers affordable housing and billboard zoning amendments
The City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The body will review requests for zoning changes, conditional uses for short-term rentals and offices, and several subdivision applications.
Oakgrove Council to consider adding short-term rentals to R-1 residential zoning
The City Council will hold a public hearing and vote on amending the zoning ordinance to allow bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals as special uses in R-1 districts. The body will also introduce the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget ordinance and review a budget revision for the current year.
Commission reviews data center zoning rules and multiple short-term rental permits
The City Planning Commission will vote on two deferred requests for commercial short-term rentals at the Municipal Yacht Harbor and review four City Council motions regarding data centers and affordable housing definitions. The agenda includes five specific zoning changes, including a request to rezone a historic…
Commission considers short-term rentals, data center rules, and zoning changes
The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to review proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, including rules for data centers and short-term rentals, as well as multiple zoning changes for properties across the city. The meeting will also address property disposition and…
Council to vote on citywide short-term rental/hotel zoning restrictions
The New Orleans City Council will consider several major zoning changes and budget amendments. A key item is creating a Transient Lodging Interim Zoning District that would require conditional use approval for hotels, hostels, and short-term rentals citywide. Other zoning items include defining shipping container…
City Planning Commission to hear four zoning changes including short-term rentals
The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on four proposed amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance. Items include conditional use permits for commercial short-term rentals in the Third Municipal District and a zoning change in the Fifth Municipal District to allow commercial uses. The…
Commission discusses zoning changes for adult venues, hotels, and short-term rentals
The City Planning Commission will review several zoning requests, including a proposed Convention Center Hotel Overlay District and regulations for adult live performance venues. The agenda also includes requests for short-term rentals, hotel conditional uses, and a study on regulating cannabis, tobacco, and nicotine…
Commission considers new Convention Center Hotel Overlay District
The City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider several zoning text amendments and conditional use permits. Key proposals include new regulations for adult live performance venues and the creation of a hotel overlay district near the Convention Center.
Commission to discuss transient lodging and short-term rental regulations
The City Planning Commission will continue its study on the impacts of transient lodging and commercial short-term rentals. The study aims to recommend updated regulations for hotels, motels, timeshares, hostels, and bed and breakfasts. The Commission will also consider a subdivision request for property on Chef…
City Planning Commission to review subdivision and transient lodging study
The City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and subdivision applications. The body will also address a deferred study on transient lodging regulations.
City Planning Commission to discuss new zoning for transient lodging and shipping containers
The Commission will consider several zoning changes, including a new interim district for transient lodging and standards for shipping container dwellings. The meeting also includes property exchanges between the City and NORA and various residential and commercial zoning requests.
Commission to discuss affordable housing rules and transient lodging study
The City Planning Commission will consider several zoning changes, property exchanges with NORA, and a study on short-term rentals. The meeting includes requests for conditional uses for a hotel, a restaurant, and alcohol sales.
Council to vote on freezing city purchases amid budget crisis
The New Orleans City Council will consider a resolution to immediately halt all purchases impacting the 2025 operating budget. Another resolution requests a state audit of city finances for fiscal years 2022-2025. A motion to create a new interim zoning district for transient lodging (hotels, hostels, short-term…
Council to vote on missing-person alert program for children, seniors, vulnerable adults
The City Council will consider a motion to direct the NOPD to create a more expansive local missing person safety alert program for children, seniors, and vulnerable adults. The council will also vote on several contract amendments adding the Council President as a signatory, including amendments with Global Solutions…
Committee to discuss new missing person alert program and short-term rental rules
The Governmental Affairs Committee will vote on a motion to expand the local missing person safety alert program for vulnerable populations. Members will also discuss new requirements for short-term rental platforms to verify listings and review several city appointments and contracts.
City Council to consider mayoral veto of Ordinance No. 30443
The City Council will meet to discuss various administrative communications, including a mayoral veto of Ordinance No. 30443. The body will also receive utility reports from Entergy and Delta New Orleans Gas Company and review several zoning and demolition appeals.
Council to weigh Mayor Cantrell's veto of Ordinance No. 30443
The City Council will consider overriding Mayor Cantrell's veto of Ordinance No. 30443. The consent agenda includes multiple utility rate adjustments, short-term rental appeals, and a proposed loan agreement for Gold Seal Lofts. Several public hearings are scheduled for September 25.
Council receives utility filings, demolition requests, and contract amendments
The City Council is receiving and referring numerous communications and reports, including utility filings from Entergy New Orleans, demolition permit applications for four properties, appeals of short-term rental license renewals, and several contract amendments for ambulance service, IT, and public works. Most items…
Council to vote on Acadian Ambulance contract amendment
The City Council meets in regular session with a consent agenda of 19 items. Items include receiving utility communications from Entergy, approving several demolition applications, hearing short-term rental appeals, and voting on contract amendments—most notably a third amendment to the Acadian Ambulance service…
Council to consider mayor's veto of Ordinance No. 30410
The City Council will consider Mayor Cantrell's veto of Ordinance No. 30410 and may vote to override or sustain it. The agenda also includes numerous routine reports, communications, and appointments, with several public hearings set for August 21.
Council to vote on zoning changes, tax breaks, and short-term rental appeals
The New Orleans City Council will consider several zoning ordinances, including a change to allow two-family residential on St. Maurice Avenue and a conditional use for a fast-food restaurant on Freret Street. The consent agenda includes multiple communications and reports, such as restoration tax abatement…
Council to vote on zoning changes, demolition appeals, and hotel staffing rules
The New Orleans City Council will consider several land-use items, including a zoning change for a Lakeview property, a text amendment requiring hotel staffing at all hours, and appeals of demolition decisions by the Historic District Landmarks Commission. The consent agenda includes routine communications on utility…
Council to consider immunity for prostitution-related crime reporters
The City Council will consider an ordinance providing immunity from arrest and prosecution for certain prostitution-related offenses for people who report a crime, assist law enforcement, or seek healthcare. The agenda also includes multiple contract amendments, utility reports, and zoning items. Most items are…
Council to vote on short-term rental moratorium and zoning changes
The New Orleans City Council will consider several zoning ordinances, including a proposed interim zoning district to prohibit new non-commercial short-term rentals by special exception. The council will also vote on a capital budget amendment reallocating funds across multiple departments and a zoning change for a…
Commission reviews zoning changes, property acquisition, and short-term rental study
The Orleans Parish City Planning Commission will vote on zoning changes and a property acquisition for the NOPD. It will also review a preliminary report on commercial short-term rentals and consider a street name change. The meeting includes procedural items such as adopting minutes and ratifying subdivisions.
Council to consider ordinance banning Kratom sales and distribution
The Oak Grove City Council will consider an ordinance that would prohibit the sale or distribution of Kratom. The council will also discuss allowing short-term rentals in the R-1 residential zone and switching internet service at the water plant from AT&T to Volt. Additional actions include hiring a full-time police…
Council to consider demolition, short-term rental appeals, and land-use map changes
The New Orleans City Council is meeting to decide on several land-use items, including demolition permits, short-term rental appeals, and future land-use map amendments. The agenda also includes ceremonial recognitions, consent agenda items on utility reports and contract amendments, and a vendor payment hearing.
City Planning Commission discusses zoning changes for ice vending, hotels, and solar energy
The Commission will review several zoning amendments, including new uses for ice manufacturing and large-scale solar energy systems. The agenda also includes requests for hotel developments, short-term rental regulations, and a retail goods study for New Orleans East.
Commission reviews hotel requests and short-term rental zoning changes
The Orleans Parish City Planning Commission is reviewing multiple zoning amendments and conditional use requests, including the creation of a new interim district to prohibit non-commercial short-term rentals. The agenda also includes requests for hotels at 923 Julia Street, 843 Camp Street, and 613-621 Elysian Fields…
City considers short-term rental verification system and municipal ID program
The Governmental Affairs committee will decide on two major items: a motion to require short-term rental platforms to verify licensing via an electronic system by January 1, 2025, and an ordinance to create a municipal identification card program for residents. The meeting will also include routine approval of prior…
Committee to vote on short-term rental verification, carbon monoxide detector rules
The Governmental Affairs Committee will discuss and vote on several items, including an ordinance requiring short-term rental platforms to verify legal eligibility before booking, and another requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all Orleans Parish dwellings. The committee will also consider appointments to various…