Category: Jeff’s Thoughts

By Jeff Thomas President Donald Trump has accomplished nothing so far as President.  But by signing the recently passed tax bill, Trump will have something special to brag about.  And…

By Jeff Thomas The 2017 municipal election will go down in history.  For the first time, the city elected an African American woman as mayor and a Vietnamese woman to…

Uptown Rulers!! By Jeff Thomas Congratulations and best wishes go to Mayor Elect Latoya Cantrell and all the newly elected members of the city council.  The city needs each to…

By Jeff Thomas Louisiana is releasing prisoners at record levels and since we lead to world in incarceration rates this is a good thing.  But the states initiative as structured…

By Jeff Thomas Since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has had two mayors.  One is in jail, the other is shivers every time it rains.  Each failed dramatically to deliver on…

By Jeff Thomas The shocking collapse of Desiree Charbonnet’s mayoral primary run parallels white flight to the suburbs from New Orleans in the 70’s.  Though dramatically different attitudes and perspectives…

by Jeff Thomas Two women in the runoff for mayor is unprecedented but not unexpected.  Desiree Charbonnet and Latoya Cantrell led in the polls the entire campaign.  What is surprising…

By Jeff Thomas Negative campaigns have been around for a long time.  And in Louisiana where political campaigning is  as important as football and gumbo, politicians have been taking swipes…

By Jeff Thomas Recently Muhammad Ali’s death transfixed the nation.  Headlines everywhere praised the former heavyweight champion as “the Greatest”.  Ali transcended race was the most popular refrain.  But during…

By Jeff Thomas Fans booed as players kneeled to protest racial inequality and police brutality.  President Trump insists the protests are disrespecting the military and our country’s heritage.  Last year,…