re: Future of AirBnB in Nola?

It's certainly not just "people with money" complaining about short-term rentals in NOLA. The proliferation of short term rentals in certain neighborhoods are resulting in a housing shortage, which is driving rents sky-high...and pushing lower-wage hospitality workers (bartenders, hotel workers, cooks who work in the city center/FQ) out into the suburban areas....leading to longer, more expensive commutes (NO public transit is shite, regional public transit is an embarrassment of non-cooperation).

In addition, many of the short term renters come to NO to party....so I know folks who live on blocks saturated with Air BnB units who are routinely subjected to loud/obnoxious drunken behavior, vomit on streets and cars, hordes of wandering intoxicated tourists, frequent loud parties. Seriously--the average AirBnB guest to NO is far less well-behaved than, say, Atlanta or DC. Add to that a 19th century street grid/landscape/house spacing, and you've got formerly nice/quiet areas turning into pretty miserable places to live & work.

As a fairly frequent AirBnB user, I see both sides. But I know that I wouldn't want to live directly next door (or above, or below) a short term unit constantly filled with disrespectful visitors.