New Orleans Grass Cutting Code Enforcement Records

Records detail city-initiated grass cutting on private properties under Chapter 66 lot abatement ordinances. The dataset includes fields for case status, complaint dates, addresses, and geographic coordinates, published by data.nola.gov. Data was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Initial Complaint Date and Number Of Maintenance Cuts to assess enforcement frequency per property.
• Map the spatial distribution of cases using Latitude and Longitude fields to identify high-density neighborhoods for grass cutting.
• Predict Current Status (e.g., 'Open'/'Closed') based on Case Source, Violation Letter Sent, and Has Work Order using classification models.
• Track operational timelines by comparing Initial Complaint Date, Initial Inspection Date, and Initial Cut Complete Date columns.
• Correlate Case Type with Neighborhood Organizations to evaluate community engagement in code enforcement processes.

Strengths

• Dataset contains over 30 specific columns including geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) and multiple date fields for timeline analysis.
• Records are actively maintained, with a last update date in April 2026 indicating recent data.

Limitations

• The total number of rows is unknown, preventing assessment of dataset scale and statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, making it impossible to verify data quality, completeness, or value distributions prior to download.

Provenance

Source

City of New Orleans (data.nola.gov).

Collection Method

Collected through municipal code enforcement and 311 reporting systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03.

Geography

City of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.