City revokes STR permit for house that neighbor rented to prove it was operating illegally
Owner is fined $2,500 and ordered to provide proof of booking cancellations.
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Land Use
Reporting on how land, space, and development shape the future of New Orleans. This category examines zoning decisions, neighborhood planning, environmental impact, and the balance between growth and preservation—highlighting who benefits, who’s affected, and what’s at stake.
Frustrated with city enforcement, this woman rented the Airbnb across the street just to prove it was operating illegally
The New Orleans City Council has worked toward more restrictive regulations on short-term rentals for the past year. Now council members want to tighten enforcement.
Massive Bywater public housing proposal would be a big step backwards
Density and scale at odds with surrounding neighborhood
Lower Nine faces 13 years of hell if canal project rolls forward
Stunning indifference to community resistance
What gives? Too broke to fund schools, Plaquemines cuts risky deal with oil exporter
Cloud of secrecy shrouds Port transaction.
Q: When is a bridge not a bridge? A: When Jesuit High says so
Here’s help sorting out May 4 millage for parks — and be sure to vote!
Lingering questions about governance and how the money should be divided
Transportation planner sees merit in speeding up Canal streetcar service
Focus should be on transit riders, not cars.
Going off the grid: Canal streetcars rumble toward a big mistake
Plan would drop stops, block intersections.
City Planning Commission recommends short-term rental changes
Proposal would limit residential short-term rentals to owners with a homestead exemption and place caps on commercial short-term rentals.
