Historical list of businesses operating in New Orleans with valid occupational licenses during calendar year 2016.

Historical list of businesses operating in New Orleans with valid occupational licenses during calendar year 2014.

Historical list of businesses operating in New Orleans with valid occupational licenses during calendar year 2013.

Historical list of businesses operating in New Orleans with valid occupational licenses during calendar year 2012.

An Occupational or General Business license is required if you will be conducting business in Orleans Parish. This list shows businesses that have completed the licensing process and does not include businesses that have been issued a Temporary Occupational License. More information on business services here: http://www.nola.gov/onestop/business/occupational-general-business/occupational-general-business-license/. Data provided by Bureau of Revenue.

A dataset of business license applications and their statuses from January 1st, 2018 to current day.

All businesses registered with EBR Parish for Occupational License Tax and/or Sales Tax Registration. This dataset includes both active and inactive businesses.

This is the City of New Orleans State and Local DBE directory data as of 11/11/19. Only firms identified from either this list or the state directory search here: http://www8.dotd.la.gov/UCP/UCPSearch.aspx are counted toward the DBE participation goal for companies granted procurement opportunities with the City of New Orleans. Recently certified DBE firms should allow 30 calendar days upon approval to appear in the DBE directory. If you are looking for more information about the DBE program with the City of New Orleans, visit https://nola.gov/economic-development/supplier-diversity/. TERMS OF USE: The information provided in this file is not to be used for unsolicited advertising, spam, or any other unauthorized use. The City of New Orleans makes no claims, promises, or guarantees regarding a certified firm’s competence or capability to perform or enter into a contract. It is the responsibility of the user of the information provided in the Directory to make his/her own determination regarding the capability, competence, and/or limitations of a certified firm, as well as the firm’s ability to do business in the State. The City makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this web site and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this dataset.

NOTE, 2/21/2025 - We have added three geographic columns to this dataset. Business licenses issued by the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection in the City of Chicago from 2002 to the present. This dataset contains a large number of records/rows of data and may not be viewed in full in Microsoft Excel. Therefore, when downloading the file, select CSV from the Export menu. Open the file in an ASCII text editor, such as Notepad or Wordpad, to view and search. Data fields requiring description are detailed below. APPLICATION TYPE: ‘ISSUE’ is the record associated with the initial license application. ‘RENEW’ is a subsequent renewal record. All renewal records are created with a term start date and term expiration date. ‘C_LOC’ is a change of location record. It means the business moved. ‘C_CAPA’ is a change of capacity record. Only a few license types may file this type of application. ‘C_EXPA’ only applies to businesses that have liquor licenses. It means the business location expanded. 'C_SBA' is a change of business activity record. It means that a new business activity was added or an existing business activity was marked as expired. LICENSE STATUS: ‘AAI’ means the license was issued. ‘AAC’ means the license was cancelled during its term. ‘REV’ means the license was revoked. 'REA' means the license revocation has been appealed. LICENSE STATUS CHANGE DATE: This date corresponds to the date a license was cancelled (AAC), revoked (REV) or appealed (REA). Business License Owner information may be accessed at: https://data.cityofchicago.org/dataset/Business-Owners/ezma-pppn. To identify the owner of a business, you will need the account number or legal name, which may be obtained from this Business Licenses dataset. Data Owner: Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. Time Period: January 1, 2002 to present. Frequency: Data is updated daily.