Services

PERMITTING & LICENSING

• Local & state regulatory compliance
• Occupational/business license
• Certificate of occupancy, demolition, and building permits
• Plan approvals – Safety & Permits, Historic District Landmarks Commission (HDLC), Vieux Carre Commission (VCC), and Architectural Review Committee (ARC)
• Alcoholic Beverage Outlet (ABO) City and Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) liquor licenses
• Life Safety Code compliance, State Fire Marshal (SFM), and Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)
• Sign permits
• Sidewalk cafe
• Temporary & special event permitting

ZONING & CONDITIONAL USE

• Land-use planning consulting
• Long-term site analysis for development
• Zoning and building code research
• Conditional use, zoning changes, and Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) waivers
• Subdivision applications and resubdivision requests
• Neighborhood Participation Program (NPP) community engagement
  

TAX CREDITS & INCENTIVES

• Federal Historic Tax Credit Program & Louisiana State Historic Tax Credit Program
• Restoration Tax Abatement (RTA)
• Enterprise zone
• Affordable Housing incentives
• Other small business grants & financing opportunities based on client needs

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

• Communication with City Councilmembers
• Neighborhood and civic association engagement
• Lobbying/issue advocacy
• Representation at hearings and before public entities: public boards and commissions and city or parish council meetings
• Presentations for zoning requests, historic district appeals, and consideration in public bid processes

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS & DBE PARTICIPATION

• Responses to Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) drafting and representation
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation requirements
• Small Emerging Business (SEB) participation requirements
• Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) participation requirements
• Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) participation requirements