Algiers, New Orleans

Algiers /ælˈdʒɪərz/ is a historic neighborhood of New Orleans and is the only Orleans Parish community located on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Algiers is known as the 15th Ward, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.[1] It was once home to many jazz musicians and is also the second oldest neighborhood in the city.[2][3][4]

Algiers
15th Ward
New Orleans Neighborhood
shotgun houses in Old Algiers
shotgun houses in Old Algiers
Coordinates: 29°55′30″N 90°00′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
CityNew Orleans
Police DistrictDistrict 4, Algiers
Area
 • Total0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Land0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total25,995
 • Density42,000/sq mi (16,000/km2)
DemonymsAlgierene, or Algerine
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code504

Neighborhoods
See also: Neighborhoods in New Orleans

Algiers contains many neighborhoods such as

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Algiers is zoned to schools in the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), also known as New Orleans Public Schools (NOPS). The district has its headquarters in the Westbank area of Algiers.[5]

The schools include:

  • Martin Behrman Elementary School (K-8)- Algiers Point
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School (K-8)- Tall Timbers/Brechtel
  • William J. Fischer Elementary School (K-8)- Fischer Development
  • McDonogh #32 Elementary School (K-8)- McDonogh
  • L.B. Landry High School - Old Algiers
  • O.P. Walker High School - Old Algiers

The InspireNola Charter Schools operate

Crescent City Schools include

  • Harriet Tubman Charter Elementary School
  • Paul B Habans Elementary School

One campus of the International School of Louisiana (ISL) is in Algiers.[6]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "New Orleans Business Alliance - Living in New Orleans Neighborhoods". Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. Campanella, Richard (August 8, 2017). "How Algiers grudgingly became part of New Orleans". Nola.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. "Interview of musician Tom Albert" (PDF). Music Rising at Tulane University. September 25, 1959. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  4. "Hogan Jazz Archive Photography Collection at Tulane University" (PDF). Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. 1927. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. "Central Office Staff Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine." New Orleans Public Schools. Retrieved on December 15, 2009.
  6. Tan, Sarah. "The International School of Louisiana opens in Harahan." Times Picayune. November 23, 2012. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  7. "Oscar". December 16, 2020.
  8. "Lester Young: From Woodville to Algiers to Minneapolis to Kansas City".
  9. "Bobby Mitchell".
  10. "Obituary: Herman Riley". TheGuardian.com. July 5, 2007.
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