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Home addition permits in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

231 home addition permits were issued in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, October 2024 through September 2026: about 116 a year and 2% of all permits. 106 home addition permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 15% fewer than the 125 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July. 70808 has the most, 83.

231permits issued
106last 12 months
Julbusiest month
$75,000usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Home addition permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 16Oct2024Nov 2024: 10Dec 2024: 13Jan 2025: 6Jan2025Feb 2025: 9Mar 2025: 12Apr 2025: 12May 2025: 10Jun 2025: 4Jul 2025: 13JulAug 2025: 13Sep 2025: 7Oct 2025: 9Nov 2025: 4Dec 2025: 12Jan 2026: 8Jan2026Feb 2026: 6Mar 2026: 11Apr 2026: 9May 2026: 5Jun 2026: 9Jul 2026: 17JulAug 2026: 9Sep 2026: 7
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MonthPermits
Oct 202416
Nov 202410
Dec 202413
Jan 20256
Feb 20259
Mar 202512
Apr 202512
May 202510
Jun 20254
Jul 202513
Aug 202513
Sep 20257
Oct 20259
Nov 20254
Dec 202512
Jan 20268
Feb 20266
Mar 202611
Apr 20269
May 20265
Jun 20269
Jul 202617
Aug 20269
Sep 20267

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When home addition permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (156), June the quietest (68). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 73 (100 = an average month)February: 78 (100 = an average month)March: 119 (100 = an average month)April: 109 (100 = an average month)May: 78 (100 = an average month)June: 68 (100 = an average month)July: 156 (100 = an average month)156August: 114 (100 = an average month)September: 73 (100 = an average month)October: 130 (100 = an average month)November: 73 (100 = an average month)December: 130 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January73
February78
March119
April109
May78
June68
July156
August114
September73
October130
November73
December130

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What a home addition permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 228 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$75,000
Middle half$40,000–$200,000

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ZIP codes with the most home addition permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 231 home addition permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
708088336%
708065022%
70809146%
70815125%
70802115%
70810104%
7081694%
7081483%
7082073%
7079163%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Existing Bldg - Addition Only (R)16471%
Existing Bldg - Remodel with Addition (R)6729%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most home addition permits in the EBR Building Permits file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 231 home addition permits; 65% 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
H. A. May Construction, LLC94%
Ansten Construction LLC52%

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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, "Home addition permits in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish, LA", https://contractorrecords.com/baton-rouge/addition-permits, 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 month · Season · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): Additions permits by month · Additions permits by calendar month (index) · Additions permits: declared value · Additions permits by ZIP code · Additions permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many home addition permits does Baton Rouge issue a year?About 116 a year in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish: 231 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 106 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Baton Rouge file the most home addition permits?July (156 against an average month of 100); June is the quietest (68). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most home addition permits in Baton Rouge?70808, with 83 of the 231 (36%); then 70806 (50).