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…
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
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…
Matthew Willard’s Landslide Marks a New Era in New Orleans Politics
A Family of Service In New Orleans, the Willard name means service. It’s a family tradition woven deep into the city’s political fabric. Matthew Willard’s decisive victory in the City…
How Michelle Woodfork Crushed the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Race
A Stunning Primary Knockout Michelle Woodfork didn’t just win. She ended the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s race in one round. Unofficial results tell the story: 54,019 votes (53%) for Woodfork, 21,199…
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Race 2025: Why Michelle Woodfork Will Face a Runoff
Poll Data Shows Woodfork’s Lead Shrinking in the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Race The 2025 Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Race has tightened dramatically. What once looked like a coronation for Michelle Woodfork…
Willard vs. Boyd: Voting Opens With a Finance Firestorm
Willard vs. Boyd: What changed in a week Early voting started with a bang. Voters opened their phones and saw finance posts about Delisha Boyd. The story spread fast. It…