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New Orleans at a glance: 10 recent meetings · 4 active issues · 4 recommendations
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What's hot right now· 4
Auto repair conditional use at 4901 Downman Road
medium5 mentions3d agoResidential variance docket across New Orleans neighborhoods
medium1 mention2d agoCitywide transient lodging (short-term rental and hotel) rules overhaul
high2 mentions3d agoAppeal of Safety and Permits decision — 1616-18 Prytania Street
medium1 mention2d ago
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Recent decisions & recommendations· 4
Zoning Docket 095/26 — conditional use for auto repair at 4901 Downman Road
Recommended approval 5–3City Planning CommissionOct 27Zoning Docket 082/26 — Transient Lodging text amendment
Recommended approval 7–0City Planning CommissionOct 27Zoning Docket 036/26 — data center text amendment (recommend denial, extend moratorium)
Recommended denial 5–2City Planning CommissionOct 13Zoning Docket 091/26 — West Rigolets Lighthouse rezoning
Recommended approval 6–1City Planning CommissionOct 13
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What's being built· 4
Recent meetings
Full archive →- OCT28Board of Zoning Adjustments
Board of Zoning Adjustments took up Pitt Street and Philip Street variance cases; three items auto-deferred to November
- OCT27City Planning CommissionTranscribedVideo
Split vote advances auto repair shop on Downman Road, but commission blocks short-term rental expansion in the French Quarter
- OCT15City CouncilVideo
City Council — October 15, 2026
- OCT13City Planning CommissionTranscribedVideo
Planning Commission tells City Council: not yet on data centers — recommends denial of staff plan, urges longer moratorium
- OCT1City CouncilVideo
City Council — October 1, 2026
- SEP22City Planning CommissionVideo
Planning Commission greenlights cannabis zoning rules, Piety Street rename, and two subdivisions
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