LaToya Cantrell recoils at court order, Ben Franklin High weighs slavery and the oldies king still plays the hits

By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor​ ​ ​

POWER STRUGGLE: Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration is asking the federal appeals court in New Orleans to cancel the order that city officials appear in court to report progress on police reforms, the latest salvo in the battle between the mayor and U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan.

IMAGE MAKEOVER: After a year of committee meetings, polling and focus groups, Benjamin Franklin High’s governing board has decided to keep the New Orleans school’s name, even though the U.S. founding father was, for a time, an enslaver of Black people. Here’s how the school hopes to balance its image.

OLDIES KING: New Orleanians of a certain age will remember Bob Walker, whose four decades on radio were highlighted by his time as the oldies king on WTIX-AM. Walker retired from conventional radio about 20 years ago, but he’s still playing the hits for a different audience.

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Drew.