Building & Regulatory Inspections

The City Of Gretna Department of Regulatory Inspections is responsible for the enforcement of building codes, abatement of abandoned houses, high grass, trash, junk accumulation, abandoned cars on private property, and general private property maintenance problems.

The Department of Regulatory Inspections issues building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits, as well as temporary sign, and garage sale permits. The Department also conducts all building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical inspections to insure compliance with current building code requirements.

Flood Information Library

The Department also enforces the city's floodplain management regulations to reduce losses to flood events. Flood mitigation pamplets and guides are available in this office.

Department News & Notices

Gretna Needs Your Vote!
Published: Thursday, March 17, 2011
Reader's Digest slected Gretna as 1 of 100 to receive $1,000 grant in it's "We Hear You America" Campaign. Help us win the top grant of $40,000!
Advisory Base Flood Elevation Map - North Gretna
Published: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Advisory Base Flood Elevations for the northern half of Gretna.
Advisory Base Flood Elevation Map - South Gretna
Published: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Advisory Base Flood Elevation map for the southern half of Gretna.
Abandoned Shopping Carts are the Target of Blight Eradication
Published: Sunday, October 05, 2008
The City of Gretna continues its eradication of blight. This phase is to remove shopping carts from the public right of way and keeping our city free of abandoned carts from our neighborhoods.