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New Orleans, Louisiana
Land Surveying in New Orleans, LA
Boundary, topographic, and construction staking surveys that put the design on the ground accurately the first time. New Orleans and the surrounding LA area is covered on a project basis through our Houston, TX regional hub.
- Dispatched from
- Houston, TX regional hub · project-based mobilization
- Lead time
- Set in the proposal, with mobilization planned around your pour and earthwork schedule
- Laboratory
- Sugar Land, TX laboratory under chain of custody, or a mobile laboratory for large projects
- Reporting
- Reviewed and issued under a documented quality system; formatted for owner, engineer, and building-official review
- Serving
- New Orleans and the surrounding LA area — Baton Rouge, Jackson
- Coverage
- Louisiana statewide · 27 regional hubs
- Technicians
- ACI- and NICET-certified field staff; licensed professionals in Louisiana
- Call us
- (346) 420-5425
Scope
Survey services in New Orleans
- Boundary and title surveys for acquisition and permitting
- Topographic surveys for civil design
- Construction staking: building corners, utilities, paving, and grades
- As-built surveys for closeout and conveyance
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Local conditions
Survey conditions in New Orleans
Building in New Orleans means confronting conditions that few other North American cities share: ground that is almost entirely below sea level in many neighborhoods, deltaic soils that consolidate and subside over time, and a regulatory environment shaped by FEMA flood-zone requirements and the Louisiana State Plane Coordinate System. Before a single pile is driven or a slab is formed, the survey control that defines elevations, property limits, and design geometry must be correct — because errors compound quickly on ground that moves. Our firm dispatches licensed survey crews to New Orleans on a scheduled and project-based basis, coordinated through our Houston regional hub. We provide boundary surveys to establish legal limits, topographic surveys that capture existing grades and drainage patterns critical to flood-sensitive sites, and construction staking that transfers engineered design to the field accurately. Every deliverable is reviewed under our documented quality system so that control established early in the project holds through final inspection.
New Orleans sites frequently involve soft, compressible deltaic and alluvial soils subject to ongoing subsidence, making precise vertical control and benchmark selection critical at the outset of any survey. Seasonal rainfall and hurricane-season weather windows should be factored into project scheduling when coordinating field crew dispatch from the Houston hub.
FAQ · New Orleans
How does subsidence in the New Orleans area affect survey benchmarks, and what should I specify in the contract?
Deltaic soils in the region consolidate over time, meaning published benchmark elevations can become unreliable if the monument has settled since the last adjustment. Specify that the surveyor reference currently published NAVD 88 values, note the benchmark source and date in the survey record, and confirm that the crew checks multiple stable monuments where available to detect local movement before establishing project control.
What datum and coordinate system are required for permitted projects in New Orleans?
Most local jurisdictions and FEMA flood-zone submittals require elevations referenced to NAVD 88 and horizontal positions tied to the Louisiana State Plane Coordinate System (South Zone, NAD 83). Confirm the specific datum requirements with the permitting authority early, because delivering a survey in an incorrect datum can delay permit approval and require costly re-work before construction begins.
Do I need a FEMA Elevation Certificate, and can your survey crew produce one?
An Elevation Certificate is typically required for new construction, substantial improvements, or mortgage transactions on properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area. It must be completed by a licensed land surveyor, professional engineer, or architect. Our licensed survey crew can collect the field measurements necessary to support an Elevation Certificate; confirm this scope explicitly when requesting the survey so crew time and deliverable format are planned accordingly.
Which office covers survey in New Orleans, LA?
Field work in New Orleans is dispatched through the Houston, TX regional hub, about 318 miles away. Laboratory testing is performed in Sugar Land, TX under chain of custody, or in a mobile laboratory mobilized to large New Orleans projects.
Are the technicians you send to New Orleans certified?
Field sampling and testing in New Orleans are performed by our ACI- and NICET-certified technicians. Survey engineering and professional services are delivered with professionals licensed in Louisiana, coordinated under one proposal.
Hiring for project coverage. Field technician openings in New Orleans · all positions.
Scheduling & proposals
Need land surveying in New Orleans?
Call to schedule a technician, or send project documents for a written proposal.