GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-07-30

Baton Rouge, LA

9,918 permits on file · source: data.brla.gov · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
769
▲ 29.7% vs same period last year
Construction valuation, last 90 days
$119.6M
▼ 34.6% vs same period last year · project-level
Active contractors, last 90 days
683
▲ 32.6% vs same period last year
Residential share, last 90 days
70%
of classified permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
050100150200May 7May 21Jun 4Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30168
This year Same weeks last year
Table view
WeekThis yearLast year
Week of May 7166152
Week of May 14142107
Week of May 21174108
Week of May 28143122
Week of Jun 4191152
Week of Jun 11165118
Week of Jun 18177127
Week of Jun 25157141
Week of Jul 2196157
Week of Jul 9161130
Week of Jul 16176155
Week of Jul 23183116
Week of Jul 30168142

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
other748roofing557building382electrical286sign54demolition52plumbing41pool31
Table view
TradePermits (90d)YoY
other748+9%
roofing557+895%
building382-24%
electrical286+13%
sign54+54%
demolition52-10%
plumbing41-16%
pool31+7%
mechanical27+93%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days

Top contractors

By permits issued, last 90 days
ContractorPermitsValuation
N/A853$3.8M
Premier South LLC71$1.3M
Lifetime Roofing LLC38$914.6K
GARCIA ROOFING CONTRACTORS, LLC25$461.6K
Lifetime Roofing - Corey Coxe19$451.8K
OPTIMIZE SOLUTIONS, LLC18$240.9K
DSLD HOMES, LLC18$3.2M
Premier South LLC - Christopher Todd Sutton16$6.0M
Gulf Coast Construction and Restoration LLC16$270.1K
D.R. Horton, Inc. - Gulf Coast15$2.7M

Hot ZIP codes

Permits issued, last 90 days vs same period last year
ZIPPermitsYoY
70808297 +75%
70816293 +95%
70806268 +25%
70815195 +27%
70802181 -6%
70805173 -8%
70809125 +76%
70810101 +84%