Louisiana Expeditors has moved! We are happy to report that we are growing. Recently we relocated into our newly renovated building in Esplanade Ridge. We are proud to play a part of the rejuvenation of the Broad Street commercial corridor. Louisiana Expeditors' new address is:

Louisiana Expeditors, LLC
1000 N. Broad Street
New Orleans, La 70119.

Louisiana Expeditors is a full-service permit consulting, acquisition and management company for the New Orleans and South Louisiana real estate, construction and design industries. We are the region’s premier permit expeditors for national retailers who build in the area as well as local commercial and residential clients.

During the cold winter of 2013/ 2014, Louisiana Expeditors secured building permits for two of the most well known fashion brands on the planet: Prada and Gucci. Both projects, located in the Shops at Canal Place, had challenges and strict deadlines, but Louisiana Expeditors got the job done swiftly and correctly.

Recently, Louisiana Expeditors delivered to Burns & McDonnell the necessary building permits for their new project in the heart of the new New Orleans medical zone. Our expediting portion was delivered on time and under budget. The project, built for Entergy on behalf of LSU is a three story steam plant that will service the nearby medical facilities. The expediting elements included many facets of agency participation on both the city and state level. Louisiana Expeditors was able to travel through the long permit path with nimbleness and transparency.

Burns & McDonnell is an EPC (engineer-procure-construct) or design-build team, ranked by Engineering News-Record in the top 10 percent of the leading 500 U.S. design firms and the top third for the leading design-build/EPC firms overall.  Louisiana Expeditors was glad to have the opportunity to work for an esteemed firm like Burns & McDonell, and pleased to work with the three gentleman points-of-contact to get the job done.

Louisiana Expeditors delivered to repeat customer, Russell Construction, of Conroe, Texas the building permit and fire marshal permit for the new Baskins Western and Work Wear that they are building on Northshore Boulevard in Slidell, Louisiana. The project was fast tracked, so the initial permit process needed to be closely monitored. During the build-out, the Texas project manager flagged some ambiguities in scope. To make certain all compliance was being met, LAEX suggested and attended an initial walk-through with the St. Tammany Fire Department. All issues were discussed and compliance was met.

Congratulations to Mayor Landrieu and the City Hall departments for launching "One Stop Shop."

On March 19, 2013, Louisiana Expeditors attended the the "One Stop Shop" press event.  Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the City of New Orleans officially unveiled the One Stop Shop to improve and streamline the customer experience related to securing permits and licenses. The official launch comes three weeks after the physical co-location of four departments and the introduction of a new system to receive, review and process applications.  The City also launched One Stop Online, which allows applicants to submit applications, download related documents, and query the status of their application electronically; and improves access to accurate zoning and conditional use maps.

This is fantastic news for Louisiana Expeditors and the general public.

Check it our here: http://new.nola.gov/onestop/

Recently Louisiana Expeditors accomplished sign-off on a Board of Zoning Adjustments Variance in early December. (George was on TV!) We have also been hired to help shepard a major special event project for the upcoming New Orleans SuperBowl. This project is underway and once complete, Louisiana Expeditors will have worked with three or four times as many agencies as in any regular construction project. Some folks would look at this as a major pain in the you-know-what, but Louisiana Exdpeditors is happy to have the opportunity and excited for the experience. Details to follow.

During the autumn months of 2012, Louisiana Expeditors stayed quietly busy on a number of small local projects. We had a few conventional projects. We were also fortunate to take on a couple of tasks that were out-of-the-ordinary for us. We were sucessful and we learned some new processes that will be both beneficial for us and our clients.

The conventional work included acquiring building permits for improvements at a single family residence in Faubourg Marigny, closing out a similar project in the Riverbend and securing a HDLC approval on a balcony in the Lower Garden District. We coordinated the documents and maintained status updates/ tracking on a Plan Review project for a Orthopedics Clinic in East Jefferson Parish.

The unconventional work consisted of seeking an "over-the-counter" commercial permit for work in a downtown restaurant. This is not the easiest of tasks; certainly the applicant must speak the language to be successful. Louisiana Expeditors speaks the language and sketched out details on the spot and walked out of City Hall with permit in hand.  Any courier service or permit "runner" would have walked out empty handed.

Louisiana Expeditors also worked with Jefferson Parish Code Enforcement to secure two commercial "over-the-counter" permits in Metairie regarding Isaac damaged facades of separate commercial buildings on Vets and on David Drive.

Other new items for us included a Zoning Board Variance Application for a developer in Gentilly and a Special Event Permit Application. Louisiana Expeditors is appreciative of the helpful staff at these bureaus.

Louisiana Expeditors works closely with a specific New Orleans General Contractor who has undertaken many service calls and small Hurricane Isaac related repairs in these first few weeks of September. It is frustrating for a contractor who is trying to be helpful and nimble to be sitting in a waiting room at the Yenni Building or New Orleans City Hall. We have been able to assist and are available to take on more projects or hurricane repairs RIGHT NOW. Call us for a price.

Louisiana Expeditors swiftly secured a renovation permit for a home owner in the Riverbend working with New Orleans Safety & Permits as they put in place their new systems for building permit applications. Call us today to find out how you can avoid the trip to City Hall.