Gentilly, New Orleans
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Gentilly is a broad, lower‑middle‑income and racially diverse section of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The Gentilly neighborhood is bounded by Lake Pontchartrain to the north, France Road to
Gentilly "Sugar Hill" section, New Orleans
Benjamin Franklin High School
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Benjamin Franklin High School is a charter high school and a magnet high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", the school was founded in 195
Gentilly, New Orleans
…Public Schools operates district schools, while Recovery School District oversees charter schools. Public district and charter schools in Gentilly: Benjamin Franklin Senior High School (Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks) Lake Area New Tech Early College High School…
The former Carrollton Courthouse on 719 South Carrollton Avenue housed the original campus of Benjamin Franklin High School from 1957 to 1990. The building became vacant in 2013 and has since re-opened as an assisted living facility.
Ben Franklin High School main entrance on Leon C. Simon Drive
A marble statue of Benjamin Franklin stands in the atrium. The statue was commissioned in 1844 and has been with the school since 1959.