How to Talk to AI: Prompting Basics for Beginners-Maelinda Turner LCSW, MDiv The biggest reason people bounce off AI tools after one try isn’t that the technology failed them; it’s…
Louisiana Medicaid Work Requirements: Protect Your Coverage
TL;DR Louisiana Medicaid work requirements begin January 1, 2027. Some adults ages 19 to 64 on expansion Medicaid will need to show 80 hours a month of work, school, volunteering…
Moreno’s Grand Jury Denials and Eugene Green’s Landry Visit
TL;DR The Moreno grand jury story keeps getting stranger. The mayor says she had nothing to do with the indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill, but Murrill says she has…
Moreno 2027 Budget: What Gets Cut and Who Pays
TL;DR New Orleans faces a gap of roughly $100 million next year. The Moreno 2027 budget closes it mostly with cuts. It eliminates 152 city jobs and cuts the Health…
New Orleans Budget Deficit: What It Means for Our Health
TL;DR The New Orleans budget deficit is back at roughly $100 million for 2027. Mayor Helena Moreno’s proposal cuts the city Health Department by nearly a third, puts the low-barrier…
AI-Powered Side Hustle Ideas for the Everyday Entrepreneur
Everybody’s got a side hustle these days, and there’s a good reason for it: one income stream feels riskier than it used to. What’s changed recently is how much AI…
SWB Becoming a City Department by 2028 Won’t Fix It
TL;DR New Orleans has set a 2028 deadline to fully absorb the Sewerage and Water Board into city government. The City Council already gained sign-off power over SWBNO’s budgets, contracts,…
Cost of Living in New Orleans: Fees, Taxes and Tows Add Up
TL;DR New Orleans isn’t raising money in one place. It’s raising money in five, and each one gets defended on its own terms. Sanitation customers pay $8.25 more a month…
AI Myths and Fears: Separating What’s Real From What’s Noise
Every time a new technology shows up, fear shows up right alongside it. That’s not new, and it’s not irrational: it’s human. But some of the loudest fears about AI…
Robert Smalls: The Hero Jim Clyburn Refused to Let Fade
TL;DR: Robert Smalls was born enslaved in Beaufort, South Carolina, and freed himself, his family, and a dozen others by stealing a Confederate steamship in 1862. He went on to…