Shreveport
City of Shreveport Division of Permits and Inspections
In short
City of Shreveport Division of Permits and Inspections issues 1 permit we publish for Shreveport, last verified 2026-09-08. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit | City of Shreveport Division of Permits and Inspections | $5.25 per $1,000 (or fraction) of contract price up to $5,000,000, then $2.62 per $1,000 above that; without a contract price, $0.53 per square foot (or $0.21 for storage occupancies). Minimum permit fee $31.50. Plan review adds 25% of the permit fee for new construction, remodels, and additions. Inspections are $68.25 each, including reinspection. Working without a permit doubles the fee and adds a $100 penalty. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-08 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Commercial Building Permit
The city's Division of Permits and Inspections issues these permits for all of Caddo Parish, not just inside city limits, except for the Town of Greenwood and Oil City. Commercial work of $50,000 or more requires a state-licensed contractor.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Shreveport
- Phone
- (318) 673-6442
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Shreveport — Your Guide to Building Permits and Inspections (2026)City of Shreveport · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
- City of Shreveport Ordinance No. 169 of 2023 — building permit and inspection fee schedule, effective January 1, 2024City of Shreveport · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
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