Monthly archive · East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Baton Rouge Building Permits — May 2026
Every building permit issued by the East Baton Rouge City-Parish in May 2026: counts, reported value, permits by trade, and the month's biggest projects.
Source: Baton Rouge open data (data.brla.gov) — building permits issued by the City-Parish Department of Permits and Inspections. Source last updated: October 18, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the East Baton Rouge City-Parish.
Coverage: this report covers construction and occupancy permits issued by the East Baton Rouge City-Parish (Department of Permits and Inspections) — the consolidated city-parish government whose dataset covers all of East Baton Rouge Parish. Two facts about the parish's data shape the figures. The feed lists one row for every address a permit covers, so we count each permit once — counts on this page are permits, never raw feed rows. And project values are the applicants' stated figures, printed as reported: a multi-building project can state its project value on each of its building permits, and occupancy permits — which authorize a use rather than construction — usually state no project value at all.
PermitsByCounty data, East Baton Rouge Parish, May 2026 · Source: East Baton Rouge City-Parish
Questions, answered from the data
What was the largest building permit issued in Baton Rouge in May 2026?
The largest was permit #178089 at 5000 Hennessy Blvd, with a reported project value of $8,500,000, issued in May 2026, as reported by the East Baton Rouge City-Parish.
Permits by trade — May 2026
| Trade | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| General & Other | 259 | $21,977,224 |
| Roofing | 165 | $4,983,512 |
| Electrical | 64 | $172,632 |
| New Construction | 45 | $12,652,590 |
| Gas | 35 | $27,216 |
| Generator | 20 | $788,609 |
| Demolition | 17 | $0 |
| Fencing | 15 | $223,679 |
| Signage | 14 | $158,645 |
| Plumbing | 10 | $77,637 |
| HVAC | 9 | $183,040 |
Biggest projects issued in May 2026
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 Hennessy Blvd #178089 OLOL Bed Expansion and Cell Therapy Lab - Phase 1: RENOVATION OF EXISTING HEALTHCARE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE … | General & Other | $8,500,000 | 2026-05-21 |
| 800 E Mc Kinley St #178871 McKinley High School campus Renovation of Building D - serves as the cafeteria and classroom building. | General & Other | $3,038,971 | 2026-05-19 |
| 1838 Chevelle Dr #181898 Replacing old roof with new roofing materials | Roofing | $2,569,024 | 2026-05-14 |
| 800 E Mc Kinley St #178902 McKinley High School Campus- Building E renovation of band Room and JROTC Classroom building. | General & Other | $1,920,456 | 2026-05-19 |
| 12201 Coursey Blvd #180678 New Construction of a total of 48 Large Storage Units within 4 buildings (Buildings 1-4) totaling 34,415sf;… | New Construction | $1,500,000 | 2026-05-28 |
| 7421 Rienzi Blvd #182231 The project consists of a full interior demolition and build-out of the 2nd floor. new front porch addition… | General & Other | $1,400,000 | 2026-05-27 |
| 916 E Hart'S Mill Ln #180885 (Expedited) Construction of a new residential home | New Construction | $888,500 | 2026-05-04 |
| 1755 Ville Marie St #181242 single family residence - 339 Rouzan | New Construction | $850,000 | 2026-05-18 |
| 9001 Cortana Pl #181309 (Expedited) Interior vestibule remodeling, comprising the removal of existing access controls and the addit… | General & Other | $770,000 | 2026-05-04 |
| 6651 Sheffield Ave #179607 ( Expedited) Interior remodel, addition, and roof changes. Single-family residential two-story home. | General & Other | $750,000 | 2026-05-28 |
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