New Orleans vs Metairie Desks: Use This Hall, Not the Neighbor

Thomas Garner
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Empty steps at 1340 Poydras New Orleans, no people

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. Metairie is another hall. 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..

STR Admin Sits at 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800

STR Administration sits at 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800. 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. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

Hall Phone Is 504-658-7144

Hall phone is 504-658-7144. Email str@nola.gov. 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. 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.

NSTR Is a Lottery on This Side of the Parish Line

NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. 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 STR Rules 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.

Jefferson Parish Hall Is Another Desk

Jefferson Parish hall is another desk. 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. A suburb stay does not move STR Admin. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. 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.

Call the Neighbor Desk Only If the Map Names It

Call the neighbor desk only if the map names it. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. 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. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

A Listing Scrape Is Not a Permit Shop

A listing scrape is not a permit shop. AirROI's high-regulation label is a scrape. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Metairie is not the Marigny. 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. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

Confirm You Are Inside New Orleans

Confirm you are inside New Orleans. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Arabi is not the Quarter. 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 is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter.

What to Bring to the Desk

What to bring to the desk is the parcel, the zoning, and remaining city-code questions. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. 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. 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

What's the STR permitting desk for New Orleans proper?

Short-Term Rental Administration at 504-658-7144, 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800, email str@nola.gov. NSTR permits are lottery-based, capped at one 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 outside a limited Bourbon Street stretch.

What's the permitting desk for Metairie instead?

Metairie sits in Jefferson Parish, a separate jurisdiction from New Orleans. Lodging questions go to 504-364-3560, East Bank desk at the Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard. Do not use the Orleans Parish process or fees for a Metairie address.

How do New Orleans and Metairie revenue compare?

New Orleans listings averaged about $39,476 last year across 5,013 active rentals at a $328 average night, per AirROI's trailing twelve months. Metairie averaged roughly $10,999 across 116 listings. Keep the two figures on separate lines rather than blending them into one market number.

Can I file Metairie numbers as the New Orleans year?

No. The two parishes have different permit desks, fee schedules, and revenue profiles. New Orleans's $39,476 average on 5,013 listings and Metairie's roughly $10,999 on 116 listings need to stay as separate data points in any pitch or report.

When is New Orleans's strongest booking month?

April is the clear peak for the city, with March and February also running strong and July the slow point for both revenue and occupancy. Metairie's seasonal pattern should be checked separately rather than assumed to match.

Is a 30-night minimum common in New Orleans?

Yes. About 2,457 listings, roughly 49 percent of the 5,013 active rentals, run a 30-night minimum instead of nightly stays. That's a materially different business than a nightly listing and shouldn't be averaged into short-stay occupancy figures.

Who books a New Orleans stay versus a Metairie stay?

New Orleans guests mostly arrive from New York, then Houston, favoring the Marigny and the riverfront, with a 5-night average stay and 62-day lead time. Metairie draws a separate parish-level guest pattern that should be researched on its own rather than assumed.

Is professional management common in New Orleans?

Professionally managed listings make up about 32.2 percent of New Orleans's active supply, with Heirloom the largest manager at 77 listings. Whether Metairie mirrors that share isn't established by this data and shouldn't be assumed.

What should a buyer packet cite for New Orleans specifically?

Cite $39,476 average revenue on 5,013 city listings, supply growth of 8.4 percent, and year-over-year growth of 2.4 percent -- all AirROI trailing-twelve-month figures. Keep Metairie's separate numbers on their own line in the same packet.

Where do I confirm current New Orleans STR rules before advertising?

Call Short-Term Rental Administration directly at 504-658-7144 or email str@nola.gov. Zoning, lottery status, and fee amounts can shift, so confirm details with the city desk rather than relying on a listing-site scrape.

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