 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Big money for next chief: The next chief of the New Orleans Police Department will get a huge pay raise, Matt Sledge reports. The low range of the pay scale is pushing $300K.
Complicated: Historical figures can have complicated legacies. Case in point: Ben Franklin. Marie Fazio writes about one New Orleans high school’s deeper look at its association with the historic heavyweight.
Habana Outpost: It’s been a long road for the Habana Outpost in New Orleans. But the restaurant is open now and dining guru Ian McNulty spent some time there.
A New Orleans Classic: The Crescent City Classic will make its way through the city Saturday. We’ve got lots of coverage for New Orleans’ signature road race. - 14,000 runners and walkers and partiers are expected to make the 6.1-mile trek.
- Don’t look for any elite runners in this year’s edition, Jeff Duncan writes.
- And Rod Walker writes about the significance of race No. 321.
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