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Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, LA building permits

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

10,556 building permits were issued in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish from October 2024 to September 2026, about 5,278 a year. Electrical permits lead with 2,516, then roofing (1,899) and plumbing (1,747). 79% were for homes. The city's file names contractors, but not on every permit (about three in four of those counted here), and we have not matched the names to state license records, so we only count permits per firm and don't rate or rank them: these pages show what was built, where and when.

10,556permits issued
5,278a year
79%for homes
Sep 2026records through

What gets built here

Electrical

2,516permits
1,055last 12 mo

Roofing

1,899permits
1,776last 12 mo

Plumbing

1,747permits
817last 12 mo

New homes

1,019permits
544last 12 mo

Remodels & repairs

768permits
356last 12 mo

Demolition

347permits
162last 12 mo

Fences & walls

322permits
182last 12 mo

Additions

231permits
106last 12 mo

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓Permits the city issued, by kind of work, month and ZIP code.
  • ✓What the job was declared at on the permit.
  • ✓Which contractors filed the most permits (volume, not quality).
  • Who does good work. The city's file names contractors, but not on every permit (about three in four of those counted here), and we have not matched the names to state license records, so we only count permits per firm and don't rate or rank them.
  • Which permits were finished. The city-parish's public file has no permit status and no final inspection or completion date.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Construction permits the consolidated City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge issues: the City of Baton Rouge and the parish's unincorporated areas. Occupancy permits, short-term rental registrations, complaints and land clearing permits in the same file are not counted.

Hiring someone here?

The permit file can't tell you who does good work. Ask for the contractor's license number and look it up at the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, then ask the city whether they pulled the permit for your job.

Permits by kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Electrical2,51624%1,055
Roofing1,89918%1,776
Plumbing1,74717%817
New homes1,01910%544
Remodels & repairs7687%356
Demolition3473%162
Fences & walls3223%182
Additions2312%106
Pools & spas1692%79
HVAC1291%67
Garages, sheds & shade structures1091%64
Other1,21111%628

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: solar (89).

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most permits in the EBR Building Permits file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 10,556 permits; 71% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
Premier South LLC3333%
Optimize Solutions, LLC2532%
Lifetime Roofing LLC2202%
Alvarez Construction Co., L.L.C.1421%
D.R. Horton, Inc.1361%
Sam Taylor Plumbing Co. LLC104under 1%
Legacy Home Services LLC85under 1%
Level Construction & Development, LLC79under 1%
Central Plumbing Company, Inc.75under 1%
Greg Flores Construction, LLC74under 1%

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How these numbers are made

Source: Open Data BR, EBR Building Permits (7fq7-8j7r), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city-parish's public file has no permit status and no final inspection or completion date, so no finished share is shown.

Construction permits the consolidated City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge issues: the City of Baton Rouge and the parish's unincorporated areas. Occupancy permits, short-term rental registrations, complaints and land clearing permits in the same file are not counted.

  • The file has no permit status and no final inspection or completion date, so we show neither a finished share nor time to final.
  • The value is the project value written on the permit, not the final cost of the job. Demolition permits carry no value.
  • The file names a contractor on about three in four of the permits counted here: nine in ten new home, roofing and pool permits, about half of plumbing, gas, fence and demolition permits.
  • A new house gets separate building, electrical, plumbing, gas and mechanical permits, so one project can count several times, once under each kind of work.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, LA building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/baton-rouge/, data through September 2026, from the City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge Department of Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Most active contractors by permits filed · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Most active contractors by permits filed · Permits in the last 12 months.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Baton Rouge issue a year?About 5,278 a year in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish: 10,556 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 5,851 of them in the last 12 months. That counts the permits the city issued, homes and commercial, not denied or withdrawn applications.
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Baton Rouge?The city's file names contractors, but not on every permit (about three in four of those counted here), and we have not matched the names to state license records, so we only count permits per firm and don't rate or rank them. The table above lists the contractors named on the most permits, as a count only. Check a license at the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Baton Rouge?Electrical: 2,516 of the 10,556 permits (24%), then roofing (1,899), plumbing (1,747), October 2024 through September 2026.
  • How do I look up a building permit in Baton Rouge?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work and ZIP code to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the city's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Baton Rouge →
  • How many permits were issued in Baton Rouge last month?540 in September 2026, the last full month on file; 5,851 over the last 12 months.

Browse the permits

Browse 10,556 permits

Every permit in the file issued October 2024 through September 2026, newest first. Pick a month, a kind of work or a ZIP code. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

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IssuedKind of workCity permit typeZIP

Permits each month, the last 12 months

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Sep 2026540Roofing (206)
Aug 2026560Roofing (140)
Jul 2026575Roofing (199)
Jun 2026550Roofing (187)
May 2026467Roofing (165)
Apr 2026558Roofing (172)
Mar 2026501Roofing (159)
Feb 2026453Roofing (118)
Jan 2026417Roofing (119)
Dec 2025401Roofing (95)
Nov 2025376Roofing (100)
Oct 2025453Roofing (116)

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