There’s a new tone at City Hall.Helena Moreno isn’t waiting to be sworn in to start leading. While still Mayor-elect, she has already become the de facto leader of New…
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
Bonds, Power Plays, and the Future of New Orleans: What’s Really On the Ballot
New Orleans voters face five major items on the ballot. They deal with housing, infrastructure, drainage, and the distribution of power inside City Hall. None of these proposals are symbolic.…
When Right Is Right: Jeff Landry’s SNAP Move Deserves Credit
Common Ground in an Unlikely Place I don’t often find myself agreeing with Governor Jeff Landry. Our views sit on opposite ends of Louisiana’s political spectrum. Yet, even political opposites…
Rep. Carter Statement on USDA’s SNAP Retailer Directive
PRESS CONTACT Sara Severens, (202) 819-6372 Sara.Severens@mail.house.gov Rep. Carter Statement on USDA’s SNAP Retailer Directive NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:…
The City Council’s Distraction Has Pushed New Orleans to the Brink
Warnings Ignored In January 2025, the Cantrell administration formally warned the City Council that New Orleans was facing a “critical juncture.” Then Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño and Finance Director…
New Orleans on the Brink: How Political Theater Let a Fiscal Crisis Explode
The City Council Looked Away New Orleans may be days from losing control of its finances. The council has called in the Legislative Auditor, the mayor requested a $125 million…
Louisiana’s Special Session Is About Power, Not Paperwork
When a governor calls a special session, it usually sounds like routine business. A date change here, a policy fix there. But not this time. The special session happening right…
The New Literacy: Why Black America Can’t Sit Out the AI Revolution
AI Is Here to Stay — Don’t Get Left Behind AI basics, artificial intelligence, Black America, technology literacy, learning AI, democratization of knowledge Let’s Be Real About AI Artificial intelligence…
No Time for a Honeymoon: Helena Moreno Faces New Orleans’ Hard Math
Budget • Services • Leadership Helena Moreno ran a great campaign. Voters responded. Now the real work begins. Reserves are thin. Storm risk remains high. Therefore, every dollar matters. State…
Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters in Louisiana
The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could change how Black people are represented in Louisiana for generations. At issue is Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the…