TL;DR To close a roughly $100 million gap, the 2027 budget cuts the Health Department by about a third. Much of that savings could come from closing the low-barrier shelter…
Author: Langston Price
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…
New Orleans 2027 Budget Cuts: Who Pays the Price?
New Orleans 2027 Budget Cuts: Who Will Actually Pay the Price? TL;DR New Orleans faces another round of budget pain as it prepares its 2027 budget, due before the City…
New Orleans Sanitation Fee Increase: What Residents Would Pay and Get
City Officials ignored Richard’s Disposal and gave most of the contract to another company. Now we all have to pay the price By Langston Price TL;DR: Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration…
New Orleans Crime Decline: The Numbers Challenge the Political Credit-Claiming
Who Really Made New Orleans Safer? The Numbers Challenge the Political Claims By Jeff Thomas TL;DR: New Orleans is dramatically safer than it was four years ago, and this New…
New Orleans Heat Wave Demands a Real Shutoff Policy
New Orleans Utility Shutoffs Need a 90-Degree Heat Rule TL;DR New Orleans already has protection against some electric shutoffs during extreme heat. Entergy New Orleans does not disconnect residential customers…
NOPD Drone Oversight: What the New Rule Requires
TL;DR: The New Orleans City Council adopted a new NOPD drone oversight ordinance on August 6, authored by Council Vice President Matthew Willard, requiring the department to publish quarterly reports,…
Prostate Cancer Screening for Black Men: What You Need to Know
TL;DR Black men face 2.5 times higher prostate cancer mortality rates than white men. Yet most avoid the screening conversation that could catch it early, when survival rates exceed 99%.…
New Orleans LEAP Scores Improve, but Crisis Remains
TL;DR New Orleans’ 2026 LEAP mastery rate rose from 28% to 31%, and the district ranked among Louisiana’s strongest for growth. That’s real progress. It’s also true that 69% of…