Everything That’s Old Is New Again. But Is That Good for New Orleans? State interference in New Orleans politics has a long and storied history. Race and power are now…
Author: Jeff Thomas
Publisher — Black Source Media
Jeff Thomas
Publisher • Opinion Columnist • New Orleans
Jeff Thomas is the publisher of Black Source Media and one of New Orleans’ most direct voices on civic affairs, economic justice, and Louisiana politics. He writes from the intersection of experience and accountability — as a licensed general contractor,a tech company founder and executive with over 30 years experience, and a businessman who has worked across the city’s civic, media, and construction ecosystems for decades.
His Sunday column covers Louisiana legislative politics, insurance discrimination, housing policy, and the forces shaping Black community life in New Orleans and across the state. Thomas writes in the tradition of Black journalists who hold power accountable without apology — building arguments from data, delivering verdicts from evidence, and speaking to Black New Orleans with the directness the moment demands.
He is also the principal of EA Inspection Services, LLC, a government inspection services company. Black Source Media is his platform for the civic conversation New Orleans has needed and too rarely had.
Selected Articles by Jeff Thomas
Black Neighborhoods Pay the Highest Insurance Rates in Louisiana. Here’s What They Don’t Want You to Know.
They Didn’t Yell the N-Word. They Went to Law School, Bided Their Time, and Rewrote the Constitution Instead.
Vappie vs. Morrell: Why Does Justice Look Different in New Orleans?
The State Has the Money. New Orleans East Just Needs Them to Use It.
The Failure of Mitch Landrieu
Is Gov Landry Trying to Takeover New Orleans?
Many people in New Orleans think Governor Jeff Landry wants to take over New Orleans. Landry campaigned on making New Orleans great again. And Landry wasn’t even in office for…
Rabid Dogs Chill
Poem read in New Orleans today Rabid Dogs Chill My neighbor had a mean boxer,Everybody was scared and cats walked atop trees,That dog acted like Israeli soldiers the Gaza knockers,Jews…
Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge provides future engineers a chance to learn how to better protect the public
Michael J. Chajes, University of Delaware The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, is raising questions about just how much…
How Proposed Insurance Reforms Attack Louisiana Homeowners
Louisiana’s current insurance reform supports big business and hurts families. Everyone agrees that Louisiana’s insurance crisis is complicated. Not enough insurers want to enter the market. Prices are sky high.…
Gov Landry Needs a Strong New Orleans
Is Gov Jeff Landry out to get New Orleans? Does he want to take over the city? Does he intend to pull a Jackson, MS like hijacking? Or is he…
Will Crime Session Kill Tourism in NOLA
For two terms, Louisiana Gov John Bel Edwards protected New Orleans’ values. He vetoed bills like unrestrained concealed carry. He even aided New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s push for more…
Film About St. Aug Football
A Sports Civil Rights Story Many consider St. Augustine High School the model for high schools across America. From forcing integration of the Louisiana’s high school athletic association to creating…
Louisiana finally adopted second Black Congressional district
With a gun to their heads, the Louisiana legislature finally redrew the state’s Congressional map. African Americans comprise over 33% of the population. Now Louisiana finally has a second Black…
New chief judge appointed for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
Judge Tracey Flemings-Davillier, 54, succeeds Judge Robin Pittman. NEW ORLEANS — Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Tracey Flemings-Davillier was named chief judge of the criminal court. The two-year appointment began…