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Council adopts Fairgrounds overlay to protect racetrack uses while allowing guided redevelopment
New Orleans City Council · December 18, 2025
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Summary
The council approved a zoning overlay for the Fairgrounds Race Course site to prioritize fairgrounds and racetrack uses but created a path for plan-based residential redevelopment where appropriate; employees and operators told the council the venue supports hundreds of jobs and long local traditions.
The New Orleans City Council voted Dec. 18 to adopt an overlay district intended to preserve the Fairgrounds Race Course’s historic fair and racetrack uses while providing a development pathway consistent with a site master plan.
City planning staff said the overlay balances the…
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