Marlin says that a New Orleans Police officer makes $29,000 a year. The starting pay for a New Orleans Police officer is, according to the NOPD website, $42,170 with a college degree bonus of up to $4000 depending on education level.
The license plate of the Suburban in the final chase scene is MX3 085. In Louisiana license plates have three letters on the left hand side and three numbers on the right hand side of the plate not a mixture of both.