New Orleans STR Rules: Confirm STR Admin Before You Advertise

Thomas Garner
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Call Short-Term Rental Administration at 504-658-7144. 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800. Email str@nola.gov. NSTR is a lottery, one permit per square block in residential areas, and the operator must live on the lot. Garden District is banned. Most of the French Quarter is banned except a limited Vieux Carre Entertainment / Bourbon stretch — confirm zoning on the parcel. New commercial STRs need City Council conditional-use review under the Transient Lodging Interim Zoning District adopted May 7, 2026. Cite the $50 non-refundable application and the operator-permit page: NSTR operator $150, CSTR operator $1,000. Confirm the current owner-permit amount at the desk. Do not invent $500 or $375 as current. Occupancy fees: NSTR $5 per night rented, CSTR $12 per night rented. Confirm 2026. AirROI's high-regulation label and 92 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings, not the town file. Confirm you are inside New Orleans before you advertise. Typical New Orleans listings earned about $39,476 last year from 5,013 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $328. Occupancy was 39.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $135. Year over year is plus 2.4 percent. Active supply moved plus 8.4 percent. The three strongest city months are April, March, and February. April is the busiest. July is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Most guests arrive from New York, then Houston. Stay is 5 nights, booked about 62 days ahead. Call Short-Term Rental Administration at 504-658-7144. 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800. Email str@nola.gov. NSTR is a lottery, one permit per square block in residential areas, and the operator must live on the lot. Garden District is banned. Most of the French Quarter is banned except a limited Vieux Carre Entertainment / Bourbon stretch — confirm zoning on the parcel..

Confirm You Are Inside New Orleans Before You Advertise

Confirm you are inside New Orleans before you advertise. Metairie is Jefferson Parish. Arabi is St. Bernard Parish. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. New Orleans Getaways is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay.

Call STR Administration at 504-658-7144

Call Short-Term Rental Administration at 504-658-7144. 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800. Email str@nola.gov. NSTR is a lottery, one permit per square block in residential areas, and the operator must live on the lot. Garden District is banned. Most of the French Quarter is banned except a limited Vieux Carre Entertainment / Bourbon stretch — confirm zoning on the parcel. New commercial STRs need City Council conditional-use review under the Transient Lodging Interim Zoning District adopted May 7, 2026. Cite the $50 non-refundable application and the operator-permit page: NSTR operator $150, CSTR operator $1,000. Confirm the current owner-permit amount at the desk. Do not invent $500 or $375 as current. Occupancy fees: NSTR $5 per night rented, CSTR $12 per night rented. Confirm 2026. AirROI's high-regulation label and 92 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings, not the town file. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. Market a New Orleans Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay.

NSTR Is a Lottery, One Permit Per Square Block

NSTR is a lottery, one permit per square block. The operator must live on the lot. Confirm 2026. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. New Orleans Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay.

Garden District and Most of the Quarter Are Banned

Garden District is banned. Most of the French Quarter is banned except a limited Vieux Carre Entertainment / Bourbon stretch. Confirm zoning on the parcel. Do not advertise a Garden District stay as legal inventory. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. New Orleans Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole.

Do Not Invent a $500 Owner Fee as Current

Cite the $50 application and operator fees. Do not invent a $500 or $375 owner fee as current. Confirm the owner-permit amount at 1340 Poydras. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. DIY vs Hire in New Orleans is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole.

A Listing Scrape Is Not the Town File

AirROI's high-regulation label and 92 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings. They are not STR Administration. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Metairie is not the Marigny. Who Books New Orleans is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

Metairie and Arabi Are Other Halls

Metairie and Arabi are other halls. Jefferson Parish lodging questions: 504-364-3560. East Bank desk at the Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard. Annual short-term rental lodging processing is $750 on the parish page, with a primary-residence / homestead path. Confirm 2026. Do not file that $750 as a New Orleans fee. Do not file Orleans Parish lottery as those towns. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Arabi is not the Quarter. Buying a New Orleans Rental is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock.

What to Bring to 1340 Poydras

What to bring to 1340 Poydras is the parcel, the zoning, and the remaining city-code questions. Call 504-658-7144. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. New Orleans Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay.

Hosts who underwrite Crescent City stays should keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings, call 504-658-7144, and leave Metairie and Arabi on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a New Orleans STR permit in 2026?

Yes. Call Short-Term Rental Administration at 504-658-7144, or visit 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800, or email str@nola.gov. NSTR permits are issued by lottery, capped at one per square block in residential areas, and the operator must live on the lot. New commercial STRs go through City Council conditional-use review under the Transient Lodging Interim Zoning District adopted May 7, 2026.

What does a New Orleans STR permit cost?

The city charges a $50 non-refundable application fee. Beyond that, an NSTR operator permit runs $150 and a CSTR operator permit runs $1,000. Confirm current figures directly with STR Administration before you budget, since fee schedules can shift year to year.

Is the Garden District open to short-term rental?

No. The Garden District is banned outright, and most of the French Quarter is banned as well, aside from a limited Vieux Carre Entertainment and Bourbon Street stretch. Confirm zoning on the specific parcel with STR Administration before advertising any Quarter or Garden District address.

How much did a typical New Orleans listing earn last year?

Around $39,476, based on AirROI's trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026 across 5,013 active rentals. Average night was $328, occupancy ran 39.6 percent, and revenue per available night landed near $135. Supply grew 8.4 percent while revenue rose a modest 2.4 percent year over year.

When is New Orleans's strongest booking month?

April is the clear revenue peak, with March and February also running strong. July is the slow point, both for revenue and occupancy, which matters for anyone building a marketing calendar around the city's actual demand curve rather than a generic Gulf Coast one.

Do New Orleans hosts commonly set a 30-night minimum?

About 2,457 listings, roughly 49 percent of the 5,013 active rentals, run a 30-night minimum rather than nightly stays. That is a different business model than a typical nightly listing, so it should not be blended into occupancy or revenue comparisons for short-stay hosts.

Who is booking New Orleans stays right now?

Most guests arrive from New York, followed by Houston. Average stay runs about 5 nights with a 62-day booking lead time. Urban travelers gravitate toward the Marigny and the riverfront, which is useful context for photo selection and listing copy.

Should a New Orleans host hire a property manager?

Professionally managed listings make up about 32.2 percent of the city's active supply, with Heirloom holding the largest share at 77 listings. Whether management makes sense depends on the individual owner's time and portfolio size, not a blanket rule.

Is Metairie or Arabi covered by New Orleans STR rules?

No. Metairie sits in Jefferson Parish and Arabi sits in St. Bernard Parish, each with its own permitting desk and fee schedule separate from Orleans Parish. Treat any satellite-town data as its own line item rather than folding it into a New Orleans figure.

What should I bring to 1340 Poydras before applying?

Bring the parcel address, the zoning designation, and any outstanding city-code questions specific to that property. Call 504-658-7144 ahead of the visit to confirm current lottery status and documentation requirements, since NSTR openings can change.

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