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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
Coordinates: 29°55′30″N 90°00′50″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
City	New Orleans
Police District	District 4, Algiers
Area
• Total	0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Land	0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	25,995
• Density	42,000/sq mi (16,000/km2)
Demonyms	Algierene, or Algerine
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	504

Neighborhoods

Algiers contains many neighborhoods such as

• Algiers Point
• McDonogh
• Old Aurora
• New Aurora
• Lower Algiers (Cutoff, River Park)
• Whitney
• Behrman
• Fischer Housing Development
• Tall Timbers/Brechtel
• McClendonville

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

• Edna Karr High School- Old Aurora
• Alice M. Harte Elementary School (K-8)- Old Aurora

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

• Henry "Red" Allen, jazz trumpeter and singer raised at 414 Newton St.
• Joe Blakk, rapper
• Peter Bocage, jazz trumpeter and violinist, raised at 425 Brooklyn Ave.
• Gary Carter, Jr., politician
• Papa Celestin, jazz trumpeter moved to Algiers in 1900 [7]
• J. Lawton Collins, World War II general
• Frankie Duson, jazz trombonist
• G-Slimm, rapper
• Alvin Haymond, retired NFL player
• Rich Jackson, former NFL defensive end
• Anthony Johnson, NFL defensive tackle for the New England Patriots
• Cee Pee Johnson, jazz drummer and vocalist
• Freddie Kohlman, jazz drummer raised at 428 Homer St.
• George Lewis, jazz clarinetist
• Kendrick Lewis, NFL free safety for the Baltimore Ravens
• Lance Louis, NFL offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts
• Manuel Manetta, jazz musician raised at 416 Powder St.
• Memphis Minnie, blues singer and guitarist
• Jimmy Palao, jazz musician raised at 900 Verret St.
• Malik Rahim, Black Panther Party member and activist
• James Ray, Denver Nuggets power forward
• Cyril Richardson, NFL guard for the Buffalo Bills
• Virgil Robinson former NFL New Orleans Saints running back
• Lou Sino, jazz trombonist and singer
• Herb Tyler, LSU quarterback
• Kid Thomas Valentine, jazz trumpeter and pioneer of the Preservation Hall Jazz band raised at 825 Vallette St.
• Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens
• Eddie Bo, singer
• Joe Thomas, jazz clarinetist
• Lester Young, jazz saxophonist[8]
• Bobby Mitchell, singer[9]
• Herman Riley, jazz saxophonist[10]
• Jim Robinson, jazz trombonist, moved to Algiers in 1911
• Clarence "Frogman" Henry, rhythm and blues singer
• Tom Albert, jazz violinist, and trumpeter

See also

• Algiers Point
• Canal Street Ferry
• History of New Orleans
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
• Neighborhoods in New Orleans
• Wards of New Orleans

References

External links

• Algiers Point Association
• Algiers Point Information and Links page
• Cita Dennis Hubbell Library
• City of New Orleans
• Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society

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