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Algiers /ælˈɪərz/ 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
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


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:

The InspireNola Charter Schools operate

Crescent City Schools include

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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