New Orleans does not run a citywide cash-for-grass turf rebate. The Master Plan and stormwater code encourage native plantings, bioswales, and pervious surfaces over irrigated lawns, and HDLC review can affect front-yard changes in historic districts.
Unlike Western US cities facing chronic drought, New Orleans is wet on average, so turf replacement is framed less as water savings and more as stormwater retention and heat island reduction. The Stormwater Management Manual and the Master Plan promote rain gardens, bioswales, native shrubs, and pervious paving to reduce runoff into the SWB drainage system. Some neighborhood organizations and the Greater New Orleans Foundation have offered limited stormwater retrofit grants. In historic districts the HDLC and VCC review front-yard hardscape changes, and the Tree Ordinance protects parkway plantings. Permits may be required for grading, drainage, or paving above the trigger thresholds.
Replacing turf with non-pervious paving without grading or drainage permits where required can trigger stormwater violations and fines. Historic district landscape changes done without a Certificate of Appropriateness can result in stop-work and restoration orders.
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