Renowned Black Owned Business – a Community Anchor – Destroyed By Jeff Thomas In an update to a story first brought to you by THINK504.com, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD…
Category: Jeff’s Thoughts
Police Shoot Innocent Victims on Canal Street
By Jeff Thomas Gun violence is an every-weekend kinda’ thing in NOLA. But last weekend’s violence was a cause célèbre. Headlines should have read, “NOPD and State Police combine, shoot…
Why Gentrification is Especially Bad for New Orleans
And how that is terrible for Louisiana Gentrification threatens tourism in New Orleans more than shootings on Bourbon Street. As the primary economic engine of not just New Orleans, but…
Sanctuary Cities Are A Good Thing
New Orleans Must Become a Destination for African Americans By Jeff Thomas New Orleans should be a sanctuary city for African Americans. Every policy and regulation possible should support this…
How Saints will get to the Super Bowl
by Jeff Thomas In the upcoming battle for the National Football Conference championship, the simmering Saints host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the Superdome. Earlier this season in…
New NOPD Chief
Cantrell Names Local as New Chief By Jeff Thomas Mayor LaToya Cantrell named Shaun Ferguson as the new chief of the NOPD. By all accounts, Ferguson is well-qualified to lead the…
Traffic Cameras Shut Off, But…
How keeping a campaign promise actually breaks a campaign promise. To much fanfare and citizen delight, Mayor LaToya Cantrell shut off 20 traffic cameras around town last week. But simultaneously,…
5 Things to Do to Make NOLA Greater in 2019
By Jeff Thomas Well it’s that time of year again. How many resolutions have you broken already? Ate better yet? How about that working out thing? Change is hard. The…
Ranking the Top Stories of 2018
Stories like the mass shooting on Claiborne Ave or the coldest string of winter days in a decade did not make the list. Keep reading to find out what did!…
Sewerage & Water Board Needs Public Oversight
Homes and Businesses Flood Without It by Jeff Thomas Flying low on the radar is the ballot measure to change the composition of the Sewerage and Water Board. The beleaguered…