Orleans Parish is a Louisiana parish. Properties listed through our Louisiana service are entered into ROAM MLS, subject to applicable listing requirements.
With a flat fee listing, agents searching ROAM MLS can find your Orleans Parish home, while every selling decision stays with you: the asking price, when showings happen, and how you respond to offers. Our guide to listing on the MLS in Louisiana walks through each step. Wondering how buyers and real estate agents will contact you? Learn how buyers contact sellers through the MLS and major real estate websites.
Orleans Parish and the City of New Orleans share the same boundaries and are governed as a consolidated city-parish, so a New Orleans address and an Orleans Parish address normally describe the same jurisdiction. Our New Orleans page covers neighborhoods and housing styles in more detail.
The parish lies between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, with Jefferson Parish to the west and St. Bernard Parish downriver to the east. Homes just across those lines, such as in Metairie or Chalmette, belong to different parishes with their own assessor records even though they share the New Orleans market.
When preparing an Orleans Parish listing, use the Orleans Parish Assessor’s record for the legal description and confirm the exact address, because neighborhood names and municipal district references do not always match the parcel record. Listings are entered into ROAM MLS after broker review, and eligibility is confirmed for each specific property.