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Algiers, New Orleans

October 16, 2023

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
Boundaries of the 15th Ward
Coordinates: 29°55′30″N 90°00′50″W / 29.92500°N 90.01389°W / 29.92500; -90.01389
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

History Edit

Algiers, established in 1719, is the second oldest neighborhood in New Orleans. Originally called the "King's Plantation," it was first used as the location for the city's powder magazine, a holding area for the newly arrived African slaves, and the first port of call for the displaced Cajuns. Developed as a town by Barthelemy Duverjé, Algiers expanded due mainly to the shipbuilding and repair industries of the dry docks and the extensive railroad yards. A large part of the town in the area surrounding the Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1895 but rose again like a Phoenix from the ashes. In 1870, Algiers was annexed to the city as the 15th Ward, an arrangement which has remained although there have been repeated discussions of secession. Until the latter 1930s, rail yards housed large amounts of freight and rolling stock, which was brought back and forth across the Mississippi River by barge. Then, the Huey P. Long Bridge, which included a railway bridge, was built upriver at Bridge City, Louisiana. The largest railroad presence had been the Southern Pacific yard. That location is still known to Algerines as "the SP yard." For decades it was largely a vacant strip. Portions of the tract were redeveloped for housing in the early 21st century. In the yard's active days, a steam-powered Southern Pacific train ferry brought railroad cars from there across the Mississippi River[citation needed]

1900s Edit

In 1901, the U.S. Navy established a naval station in Algiers. Old Algiers began a slow decline after suburban neighborhoods were developed as residential and expanded along Gen. Meyer and Gen De Gaulle. Many whites from the older parts of the city flooded Algiers, moving into Behrman, Aurora and Walnut Bend sub divisions. The oil industry provided many jobs and sustained the growth of commerce. Whites then fled the area starting in the late 1960s when blacks began moving in, resulting in White flight. White flight led to a major decline and restaurants left Algiers for more sustainable locations. During the early 20th Century, Algiers was segregated due to the Jim Crow Laws of the south. Under Jim Crow, blacks were not allowed to live in Algiers Point which was for whites and Creoles of color whom passed as white. Blacks occupied the area south of Algiers Point called McDonoghville named after John McDonogh. Before his death in 1850, McDonogh established "Freetown" for freed slaves and other people of color. Freetown was renamed McDonoghville in 1815. When Algiers became apart of Orleans Parrish in 1870, it became the largest populated black neighborhood on the West bank of the Mississippi river. Many Jazz artists such as Kid Thomas Valentine, Red Allen and Papa Celestin all grew up in McDonoghville during the 1910s and were apart of Algiers Brass Band.[5] Some of the early black neighborhoods included Riverview, Tunisbourg McCLendonville, LeBeoufville, Hendeeville, Oakdale and Whitney. In 1938 L.B. Landry High School opened as the first all black school in Algiers. The school was named after Dr. Lord Beaconsfield Landry, who lived in the area and died in 1934. It was also one of the first schools to serve African-Americans in New Orleans.[6][7] Around the mid-1940s, several other schools and neighborhoods were built for blacks, including Peter S. Lawton School and Oakdale. Oakdale once stood on the edge of Jefferson Parish and stretched from Whitney Avenue to the Mississippi River. It was completely destroyed in the late 1950's to make room for the Greater New Orleans Bridge. McDonoghville, and Whitney became the heart of Algiers's black community as it was once filled with ballrooms, saloons and Juke joint. Poplar hangout spots like Kohlman's Tavern, Ping Pong Club and Whitney's Ballroom attracted hundreds of people every weekend. The most famous, Greystone Voter's League, became the place for Rhythm & Blues shows and great singers such as Ray Charles, Son House, and B. B. King, who all played there. Most of the jazz venues in Algiers closed by the 1970s.[8]

Jazz culture Edit

Algiers was home to various jazz pioneers such as Red Allen, Peter Bocage, George Lewis, Papa Celestin, Kid Thomas Valentine and many others. Jazz musicians of the 1920s referred to Algiers as "over da river" or the "Brooklyn of the South", the latter for its proximity to New Orleans as compared to New York and Brooklyn, both separated by a river. Algiers also has a long history of Brass bands Jazz music, and there were a number of social halls including Algiers Masonic Hall, the Elks hall, and the Ladies of Hope Benevolent Hall where early jazz was played. There is some jazz parading in the neighborhood today. [9][10][11]

Demographics Edit

Algiers is predominantly African American, with 89.4% of residents identifying as such in the 2000 Census.[12] Algiers' total population pre-Katrina, according to the census, was 28,385 of whom 45.9 were male and 54.1 female. The average age is 29.6, while the population for children under 5 was 2,515. Aged 18 and over was 19,204, while 65 and over were a total of 2,839. Whites make up 21.8 per cent of the population in Algiers Point, while African-Americans make up 73.6. Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are 0.2 per cent of the population. Hawaiians barely registered, and Latino/as make up 4.3 percent. The average household size is 2.68; the average family size is 3.41. The total number of housing units in Algiers was 12,351; of those, 83.9 per cent were occupied, and 16.1 vacant. 40.6 of those units are owned by home owners, while 59.4 are rented. Socially speaking, 72.3% are high school graduates, and 14.3% hold at least a bachelor's degree. The married population is 41.2 percent male, and 33.2 are female. Families that are below the poverty level are at 30.3%; individuals below the poverty level are 35.3%.

Crime & public safety Edit

Algiers lies within NOPD’s Fourth District jurisdiction in Orleans Parish. Fourth District violent crime rate in low income neighborhoods have been high since the 1980s. These area includes the notorious Fischer Projects, Whitney and Behrman Heights. In 2017, the 4th District teamed with the NOPD's street-gang unit to quell gun battles spurred by conflicts between neighborhood groups, NOPD officer Ruffin said. The groups were formed of loose associations among people, not stable enough to be considered traditional gangs, and had "some very petty, petty beefs that led to very violent encounters," he said. To reduce Crime Law enforcement installed 13 crime surveillance cameras, including 10 fixed cameras and three mobile cameras, along with five license-plate readers, including three fixed readers and two mobile readers.[13][14] In 2015 Forth District tallied 25 homicides to 26 in 2021. In 2022 4th district was second in homicides behind Eastern New Orleans with 38 homicides.[15]

Neighborhoods Edit

See also: Neighborhoods in New Orleans

Algiers contains many neighborhoods such as

Education Edit

Primary and secondary schools Edit

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.[16]

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.[17]

Notable people Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ . 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. ^ "Brass Band Jazz, Part Three". Offbeat.com.
  6. ^ "L.B. Landry High School's namesake is remembered". Nola.com.
  7. ^ "<GNOCDC> Whitney Neighborhood Snapshot". Datacenterresearch.org.
  8. ^ "History". Oldalgiersmainstreet.org.
  9. ^ "History of Jazz in Algiers Louisiana". Algiers Historical Society.
  10. ^ "The Brooklyn of the South" (DOC). View.officeapps.live.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Best of the West". Bestofneworlenas.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "Algiers New Orleans, LA 70114, Neighborhood Profile". Neighborhoodscout.com.
  13. ^ "Algiers residents express fears, hear crime-fighting plans at community meeting". Nola.com.
  14. ^ "New crime cameras flashing across New Orleans". Wwltv.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  15. ^ https://www.wwltv.com/amp/article/news/crime/new-orleans-plagued-with-several-homicides-over-holiday-weekend/289-7c284557-d733-4e3c-be4a-ec9b7667a7b7
  16. ^ "Central Office Staff 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine." New Orleans Public Schools. Retrieved on December 15, 2009.
  17. ^ Tan, Sarah. "The International School of Louisiana opens in Harahan." Times Picayune. November 23, 2012. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  18. ^ "Oscar". December 16, 2020.
  19. ^ "Lester Young: From Woodville to Algiers to Minneapolis to Kansas City".
  20. ^ "Bobby Mitchell".
  21. ^ "Obituary: Herman Riley". TheGuardian.com. July 5, 2007.
  22. ^ "Can Louisiana Go Wilson's Way?". The New Orleans Tribune.

External links Edit

 
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  • Algiers Point Information and Links page

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Algiers ae l ˈ dʒ ɪer z 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 WardNew Orleans NeighborhoodShotgun houses in Old AlgiersBoundaries of the 15th WardCoordinates 29 55 30 N 90 00 50 W 29 92500 N 90 01389 W 29 92500 90 01389CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaCityNew OrleansPolice DistrictDistrict 4 AlgiersArea 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 AlgerineTime zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code504 Contents 1 History 1 1 1900s 2 Jazz culture 3 Demographics 4 Crime amp public safety 5 Neighborhoods 6 Education 6 1 Primary and secondary schools 7 Notable people 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditAlgiers established in 1719 is the second oldest neighborhood in New Orleans Originally called the King s Plantation it was first used as the location for the city s powder magazine a holding area for the newly arrived African slaves and the first port of call for the displaced Cajuns Developed as a town by Barthelemy Duverje Algiers expanded due mainly to the shipbuilding and repair industries of the dry docks and the extensive railroad yards A large part of the town in the area surrounding the Courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1895 but rose again like a Phoenix from the ashes In 1870 Algiers was annexed to the city as the 15th Ward an arrangement which has remained although there have been repeated discussions of secession Until the latter 1930s rail yards housed large amounts of freight and rolling stock which was brought back and forth across the Mississippi River by barge Then the Huey P Long Bridge which included a railway bridge was built upriver at Bridge City Louisiana The largest railroad presence had been the Southern Pacific yard That location is still known to Algerines as the SP yard For decades it was largely a vacant strip Portions of the tract were redeveloped for housing in the early 21st century In the yard s active days a steam powered Southern Pacific train ferry brought railroad cars from there across the Mississippi River citation needed 1900s Edit In 1901 the U S Navy established a naval station in Algiers Old Algiers began a slow decline after suburban neighborhoods were developed as residential and expanded along Gen Meyer and Gen De Gaulle Many whites from the older parts of the city flooded Algiers moving into Behrman Aurora and Walnut Bend sub divisions The oil industry provided many jobs and sustained the growth of commerce Whites then fled the area starting in the late 1960s when blacks began moving in resulting in White flight White flight led to a major decline and restaurants left Algiers for more sustainable locations During the early 20th Century Algiers was segregated due to the Jim Crow Laws of the south Under Jim Crow blacks were not allowed to live in Algiers Point which was for whites and Creoles of color whom passed as white Blacks occupied the area south of Algiers Point called McDonoghville named after John McDonogh Before his death in 1850 McDonogh established Freetown for freed slaves and other people of color Freetown was renamed McDonoghville in 1815 When Algiers became apart of Orleans Parrish in 1870 it became the largest populated black neighborhood on the West bank of the Mississippi river Many Jazz artists such as Kid Thomas Valentine Red Allen and Papa Celestin all grew up in McDonoghville during the 1910s and were apart of Algiers Brass Band 5 Some of the early black neighborhoods included Riverview Tunisbourg McCLendonville LeBeoufville Hendeeville Oakdale and Whitney In 1938 L B Landry High School opened as the first all black school in Algiers The school was named after Dr Lord Beaconsfield Landry who lived in the area and died in 1934 It was also one of the first schools to serve African Americans in New Orleans 6 7 Around the mid 1940s several other schools and neighborhoods were built for blacks including Peter S Lawton School and Oakdale Oakdale once stood on the edge of Jefferson Parish and stretched from Whitney Avenue to the Mississippi River It was completely destroyed in the late 1950 s to make room for the Greater New Orleans Bridge McDonoghville and Whitney became the heart of Algiers s black community as it was once filled with ballrooms saloons and Juke joint Poplar hangout spots like Kohlman s Tavern Ping Pong Club and Whitney s Ballroom attracted hundreds of people every weekend The most famous Greystone Voter s League became the place for Rhythm amp Blues shows and great singers such as Ray Charles Son House and B B King who all played there Most of the jazz venues in Algiers closed by the 1970s 8 Jazz culture EditAlgiers was home to various jazz pioneers such as Red Allen Peter Bocage George Lewis Papa Celestin Kid Thomas Valentine and many others Jazz musicians of the 1920s referred to Algiers as over da river or the Brooklyn of the South the latter for its proximity to New Orleans as compared to New York and Brooklyn both separated by a river Algiers also has a long history of Brass bands Jazz music and there were a number of social halls including Algiers Masonic Hall the Elks hall and the Ladies of Hope Benevolent Hall where early jazz was played There is some jazz parading in the neighborhood today 9 10 11 Demographics EditAlgiers is predominantly African American with 89 4 of residents identifying as such in the 2000 Census 12 Algiers total population pre Katrina according to the census was 28 385 of whom 45 9 were male and 54 1 female The average age is 29 6 while the population for children under 5 was 2 515 Aged 18 and over was 19 204 while 65 and over were a total of 2 839 Whites make up 21 8 per cent of the population in Algiers Point while African Americans make up 73 6 Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are 0 2 per cent of the population Hawaiians barely registered and Latino as make up 4 3 percent The average household size is 2 68 the average family size is 3 41 The total number of housing units in Algiers was 12 351 of those 83 9 per cent were occupied and 16 1 vacant 40 6 of those units are owned by home owners while 59 4 are rented Socially speaking 72 3 are high school graduates and 14 3 hold at least a bachelor s degree The married population is 41 2 percent male and 33 2 are female Families that are below the poverty level are at 30 3 individuals below the poverty level are 35 3 Crime amp public safety EditAlgiers lies within NOPD s Fourth District jurisdiction in Orleans Parish Fourth District violent crime rate in low income neighborhoods have been high since the 1980s These area includes the notorious Fischer Projects Whitney and Behrman Heights In 2017 the 4th District teamed with the NOPD s street gang unit to quell gun battles spurred by conflicts between neighborhood groups NOPD officer Ruffin said The groups were formed of loose associations among people not stable enough to be considered traditional gangs and had some very petty petty beefs that led to very violent encounters he said To reduce Crime Law enforcement installed 13 crime surveillance cameras including 10 fixed cameras and three mobile cameras along with five license plate readers including three fixed readers and two mobile readers 13 14 In 2015 Forth District tallied 25 homicides to 26 in 2021 In 2022 4th district was second in homicides behind Eastern New Orleans with 38 homicides 15 Neighborhoods EditSee also Neighborhoods in New Orleans 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 McClendonvilleEducation EditPrimary and secondary schools Edit 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 16 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 AlgiersThe InspireNola Charter Schools operate Edna Karr High School Old Aurora Alice M Harte Elementary School K 8 Old AuroraCrescent City Schools include Harriet Tubman Charter Elementary School Paul B Habans Elementary SchoolOne campus of the International School of Louisiana ISL is in Algiers 17 Notable people EditHenry 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 18 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 19 Bobby Mitchell singer 20 Herman Riley jazz saxophonist 21 Jim Robinson jazz trombonist moved to Algiers in 1911 Clarence Frogman Henry rhythm and blues singer Tom Albert jazz violinist and trumpeter Shawn Wilson politician 22 See also EditAlgiers 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 OrleansReferences Edit New Orleans Business Alliance Living in New Orleans Neighborhoods Archived from the original on February 16 2016 Retrieved February 8 2016 Campanella Richard August 8 2017 How Algiers grudgingly became part of New Orleans Nola com Retrieved June 24 2019 Interview of musician Tom Albert PDF Music Rising at Tulane University September 25 1959 Retrieved July 30 2018 Hogan Jazz Archive Photography Collection at Tulane University PDF Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University 1927 Retrieved July 30 2018 Brass Band Jazz Part Three Offbeat com L B Landry High School s namesake is remembered Nola com lt GNOCDC gt Whitney Neighborhood Snapshot Datacenterresearch org History Oldalgiersmainstreet org History of Jazz in Algiers Louisiana Algiers Historical Society The Brooklyn of the South DOC View officeapps live com Retrieved June 24 2019 The Best of the West Bestofneworlenas com Retrieved March 30 2018 Algiers New Orleans LA 70114 Neighborhood Profile Neighborhoodscout com Algiers residents express fears hear crime fighting plans at community meeting Nola com New crime cameras flashing across New Orleans Wwltv com Retrieved June 24 2019 https www wwltv com amp article news crime new orleans plagued with several homicides over holiday weekend 289 7c284557 d733 4e3c be4a ec9b7667a7b7 Central Office Staff Archived 2009 06 09 at the Wayback Machine New Orleans Public Schools Retrieved on December 15 2009 Tan Sarah The International School of Louisiana opens in Harahan Times Picayune November 23 2012 Retrieved on May 18 2014 Oscar December 16 2020 Lester Young From Woodville to Algiers to Minneapolis to Kansas City Bobby Mitchell Obituary Herman Riley TheGuardian com July 5 2007 Can Louisiana Go Wilson s Way The New Orleans Tribune External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Algiers New Orleans nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Algiers New Orleans Algiers Point Association Algiers Point Information and Links page City of New Orleans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Algiers New Orleans amp oldid 1180220783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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