Zoning Docket 005/26 — Blue Crawfish Hotel
New Orleans
Description
The hotel sought to rezone a vacant lot to commercial, extend outdoor entertainment hours, and allow regular outdoor live music; neighbors opposed and the commission effectively denied it all.
Impact summary
Brings a hotel with outdoor live entertainment to the edge of the Treme/Marigny historic districts.
Applicant
- Name
- Russell J. Frank
- Address
- 1608-1620 Dumaine Street; 816-834 North Claiborne Avenue
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 4
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Apr 9, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council — April 9, 2026
The council adopted the rezoning to a commercial district and the conditional use for outdoor live entertainment tied to a hotel near Claiborne and Dumaine.
City Planning Commission - Jan 13, 2026
The hotel sought to rezone a vacant lot to commercial, extend outdoor entertainment hours, and allow regular outdoor live music; neighbors opposed and the commission effectively denied it all.
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