AI Application Development & Management
Custom AI tools built for your workflow: and managed after launch.
30 minutes. No obligation. Written findings either way.
The problem
Off-the-shelf AI tools rarely fit specific business processes. And building custom AI without operational support means things degrade over time as models update, prompts drift, and business processes change. Most custom AI projects are abandoned within a year.
What we do about it
We scope, build, and manage AI-powered applications: document processing, workflow automation, custom LLM integrations: and then operate them after launch. The application works on day one and keeps working as your business changes.
What does AI Application Development & Management include?
Everything below is covered in one agreement, documented in writing, and reviewed with you on a schedule.
Use-Case Scoping
Requirements definition and scope documentation before a line of code is written: aligned to your actual workflow, not a generic AI template.
Custom LLM Application Development
AI-powered applications built on leading LLM providers, purpose-built for your business processes and integrated into your environment.
Document Processing Pipelines
Automated ingestion, extraction, and classification of business documents: contracts, invoices, filings, and records processed accurately at scale.
Workflow Automation
AI decision logic embedded into existing business workflows: approvals, routing, summarization, and exception flagging without replacing the tools your team already uses.
Business Software Integration
Integration with your practice management, CRM, ERP, or line-of-business software: so AI fits your workflow rather than creating a parallel one.
Interface Development
User-facing interfaces designed and built for real-world use, tested with your team before deployment: not just a working API with no front-end.
Post-Launch Operations
Ongoing monitoring, prompt tuning, model updates, and performance management after launch: the application keeps working as technology and business requirements evolve.
Change Management Support
Training and documentation for your team, plus a feedback loop from users back to us: so adoption sticks and issues surface before they become problems.
How working with us starts
No sales deck, no pressure. The first conversation is useful whether or not you hire us.
A 30-minute assessment call
We talk through how your office runs today: devices, email, backups, who has access to what, and what keeps you up at night. If it helps, we review your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace settings while we talk.
Written findings and a flat-rate proposal
You get a short, plain-English summary of what we found and what we would fix first. If managed IT makes sense, the proposal is one flat monthly number with everything listed.
Onboarding without disruption
We document your environment, roll out monitoring and security in stages, and introduce your team to the help desk. Most work happens remotely; on-site visits are scheduled around your business.
AI Application Development & Management: common questions
What does AI Application Development & Management from Lagniappe IT include?
AI Application Development covers scoping, building, deploying, and operating custom AI-powered applications: agents, RAG-backed chat, document automation, internal tooling, and integrations into existing business systems. Scope is set to your environment, written down, and delivered on a schedule.
How much does AI Application Development & Management cost?
AI Application Development & Management is normally part of a flat monthly managed IT agreement priced mainly on headcount, rather than sold by the hour. Larger one-time projects are quoted separately. We quote after a free assessment so the number reflects your actual environment.
Who is AI Application Development & Management a good fit for?
Owner-led businesses of roughly 5 to 50 people on the Northshore of Louisiana, especially law firms, CPA firms, dental and medical practices, title companies, insurance agencies, contractors and nonprofits that hold sensitive data and cannot afford downtime.
Where do you deliver AI Application Development & Management?
From our office in Mandeville across St. Tammany Parish (Covington, Slidell, Madisonville, Abita Springs and nearby), plus Hammond and the Greater New Orleans area. Most work is remote; on-site visits are scheduled when hands are needed.
How do we get started?
Book a free 30-minute assessment. You get written findings either way, and a flat-rate proposal if there is a fit. Onboarding is staged so your team keeps working while we take over.
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Start with a free 30-minute assessment. We look at your current setup, your backups, your email security and your biggest risks, then give you written findings you can act on, whether or not you hire us.
Prefer to talk now?
Call 985-304-3054 or email [email protected].
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Central. Security monitoring runs 24x7 through our SOC partner.
1011 North Causeway Blvd., Suite 8, Mandeville, LA 70471