{"id":36989,"date":"2025-05-09T17:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/36989\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:59:22","slug":"new-orleans-saints-owner-to-have-school-named-after-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/36989\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Saints Owner to Have School Named After Her"},"content":{"rendered":"

(New Orleans, Louisiana<\/a>) – Gayle Benson, the owner of the New Orleans Saints, will soon have a school named after her.<\/p>\n

WGNO reports, “Officials with the Algiers Charter Board of trustees voted on April 24 to rename Martin Behrman Charter School as Gayle Benson Academy.”<\/p>\n

Benson, who is known for her ownership of the Saints and Pelicans in New Orleans, is more than just a business person; she is a philanthropist. For years, the Benson family has given back to the city that has embraced them, and now another school will have the name “Benson” on it.<\/p>\n

New Orleans Saints v Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n

Getty Images<\/p>\n

Gayle Benson’s later husband, Tom Benson, has a school named after him in Kenner, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

Martin Behrman Charter School is located on the Westbank, and school officials say that the institution has served a vital role for years in providing excellent educational opportunities for the kids in the community.<\/p>\n

Where Did Gayle Benson Graduate From?<\/p>\n

Ms..Benson was born and raised in Old Algiers, and she graduated from Martin Behrman in 1966.<\/p>\n

We congratulate Gayle Beson on this honor, and to read what she had to say about the school being renamed in her honor, click HERE.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a great interview on the life of Gayle Benson. She explains how she grew up in the city and how she ultimately became so successful in business.<\/p>\n

Ms. Benson also discusses how she met Tom Benson at an early age. We think you’ll enjoy this conversation.<\/p>\n

LOOK: How Many of These Classic Summer Toys Do You Remember? <\/p>\n

If you grew up in the Wild West of the ’60s, ’70s, or ’80s, summer toys were a lifeline because many of us were locked outside (until the street lights came on). Inside was no place for a kid! Check out these classic summer toys that kept us cool, kept us busy, and always seemed to add a dash of danger.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Stephen Lenz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(New Orleans, Louisiana) – Gayle Benson, the owner of the New Orleans Saints, will soon have a school…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[7,5486,5487,896,55,2572,2571,6,397],"class_list":{"0":"post-36989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-saints","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-louisiana-news","10":"tag-louisiana-sports","11":"tag-new-orleans","12":"tag-new-orleans-saints","13":"tag-neworleans","14":"tag-neworleanssaints","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-saints"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114479180325197681","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}