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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.

Vote on short-term rental restrictions delayed until next month

The proposal would limit residential whole-home rentals to property owners with homestead exemptions. Kristin Palmer, who authored the plan unveiled last week, said she wants to delay the vote until after the holidays to allow the public to weigh in.
by Charles Maldonado December 18, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Meanwhile, on the Fake News front, Jane Place rejects lies about its fight to rein in STRs

Foes seek to discredit the nonprofit in its struggle for affordable housing.
by Breonne DeDecker November 30, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Six bright orange lies the petro-energy crowd wants you to believe

And state officials offer little resistance to their plans.
by Anne Rolfes November 24, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Letter to Mayor Cantrell: Don’t scrap City Hall; it’s a diamond in the rough

Moving to the Municipal Auditorium is a wretched idea.
by Amy Stelly November 19, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Planning Commission votes for tighter restrictions on short-term rentals

Commissioners voted in favor of recommendations requiring residency for licenses in residential neighborhoods, limit licenses in commercial zones. The proposal now goes to the City Council.
by Michael Isaac Stein October 3, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Planning Commission study recommends “effectively prohibiting” many whole-home Airbnbs

Proposal would limit whole-home residential licenses to property owners who live on the same lot as the rental unit and require them to stay on-site. Spare room licenses would be available to others. Plan would also allow more rentals in the French Quarter.
by Michael Isaac Stein September 19, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Black communities in St. James on the losing end of Louisiana’s ‘big win’

A resident's lament: "It's like we aren't even here."
by Anne Rolfes September 17, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Will Episcopalians betray their values and sell Canal Street church to homophobes?

The Baton Rouge church is allied with what the SPLC identifies as a 'hate group.'
by Leo Watermeier July 20, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Live coverage: City Planning Commission to hear from public on short-term rentals

We'll be there at 3 p.m. Tuesday, and you can follow along live or catch up later on the play-by-play.
by Charles Maldonado July 10, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Audio: When it comes to stormwater management, New Orleans’ road projects are behind the times

A FEMA-funded program to repair roads is meant to put things back the way they were, not make them better.
by Travis Lux July 10, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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