New Orleans Overcharged Seniors on Property Taxes A Black Source Media accountability report. TL;DR: This is a New Orleans senior property tax overcharge story with a neighborhood problem. A tax…
Category: Louisiana Politics
New Orleans Crime Decline: The Numbers Challenge the Political Credit-Claiming
Who Really Made New Orleans Safer? The Numbers Challenge the Political Claims By Jeff Thomas TL;DR: New Orleans is dramatically safer than it was four years ago, and this New…
New Orleans Judicial Elections 2026: Here’s Who’s Actually on Your Ballot.
New Orleans Judicial Elections 2026: Here’s Who’s Actually on Your Ballot. Part 1 of a Black Source Media judicial series on how New Orleans voters should evaluate the people asking…
Did Moreno Dodge the Oversight Rule She Wrote?
TL;DR: Helena Moreno and JP Morrell drafted, sponsored, vigorously debated, and passed the rule requiring City Council approval for most department heads. They campaigned for it and won overwhelming public…
Keep Politics Out of the Sewerage and Water Board Before New Orleans Drowns
TL;DR The Sewerage and Water Board needs accountability, stable funding, and measurable performance. It does not need politicians running its daily operations. Council President JP Morrell’s criticism of Randy Hayman…
Jeff Landry Made New Orleans Say Uncle. Now He Must Lead
TL;DR Governor Jeff Landry used New Orleans’ attempt at reconciliation to demonstrate his political power. He has strengthened his position through major economic-development announcements and his close relationship with President…
Inside Liz Murrill and the Illegal Threat to New Orleans
TL;DR Attorney General Liz Murrill spent the past year threatening to remove elected New Orleans officials from office. The short answer to whether she actually can: no. Only a judge…
Cannizzaro’s Back, Murrill’s Asking for Money, and Congress Wants to Save Caitlin Clark From Black Women
TL;DRLeon Cannizzaro has returned to public life on Louisiana’s Judiciary Commission. Meanwhile, Liz Murrill is raising campaign money after her indictment, congressional Republicans are demanding special protection for Caitlin Clark,…
No Tornado Sirens: Louisiana’s Deadly Neglect- Activists Want Sirens Now
Louisiana Still Has No Statewide Siren System. Activists Say Enough. Louisiana’s Leaders Keep Stalling. Activists Say They’re Done Waiting. Fourteen tornadoes. Thousands dead in past storms. Zero statewide sirens. TL;DR:…
Jeff Landry Has No Clothes — And New Orleans Business Leaders Need to Say So
Jeff Landry Has No Clothes — And New Orleans Business Leaders Need to Say So | Black Source Media TL;DR Jeff Landry now controls Louisiana’s courts, its legislature, and its…