The city council has called for a study on the effects of the short-term rental law, which has been in effect for a year. The Lens has mapped each license application and talked to residents in affected areas.
Study shows shockingly little land left open for unrestricted uses.
The "housewife" who took on the "Master Builder."
Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell says she’ll call for a study of short-term rentals in New Orleans.
Carnival works a bit of political magic.
It’s difficult to know how many New Orleans residents have been displaced because their landlords wanted to turn their rental properties into Airbnbs. But stories aren’t hard to come by. Here are three.
Development can be fine, but here's the question: Who benefits?
Under a proposal circulated by the Alliance for Neighborhood Prosperity, “temporary” permits would allow a home to be rented half of the year. Residential areas of the Quarter could be Airbnbs. In exchange, the group proposes a limit of two Airbnbs per block, though existing rentals would be allowed to remain.
Commissioner says he wants to send a message that "spot zoning" for short-term rentals will be denied.
Don't overlook bicycling's role in region's future, study urges.
