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Allyson Ward Neal lived in the Algiers community of
New Orleans in her formative years with her parents
Lula Bocage Ward and James Ward, Jr. Mrs. Neal
grew up on Thayer Street with her two brothers, Aaron
Quinton and Andre Lamar Ward. The family lived only a
few houses away from Mrs. Neal's Grandparents,
Lillian Collins Watson and Philip Watson who often told
stories about Algiers' social heyday.
Mrs. Neal attended Algiers' schools including Murray
Henderson Elementary School, Martin Behrman Middle
School (formerly a high school) and L.B. Landry High
School. After graduating from high school, she went on
to attend Southern University and A&M College in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she received a
bachelor of arts degree in print journalism. After
receiving her B.A., Mrs. Neal attended the Edward R.
Murrow School of Communications at Washington
State University where she received a master of arts
degree in communications.
Mrs. Neal began her professional career as a journalist
for the New York Amsterdam News in Harlem, New
York. She also worked as a reporter for the Chicago
Hyde Park Herald and the Chicago Defender.
Mrs. Neal has held positions with the Arts Council of
New Orleans, the Amistad Research Center at Tulane
University and Hewitt-Washington & Associates,
Architects-Planners. Currently, she works as a
bilingual, global Web and Communications Consultant
for Chevron USA in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Neal is
married to Amos Philip Neal of Marrero, Louisiana.
Algiers: The Untold Story is Mrs. Neal's first book.
New Orleans in her formative years with her parents
Lula Bocage Ward and James Ward, Jr. Mrs. Neal
grew up on Thayer Street with her two brothers, Aaron
Quinton and Andre Lamar Ward. The family lived only a
few houses away from Mrs. Neal's Grandparents,
Lillian Collins Watson and Philip Watson who often told
stories about Algiers' social heyday.
Mrs. Neal attended Algiers' schools including Murray
Henderson Elementary School, Martin Behrman Middle
School (formerly a high school) and L.B. Landry High
School. After graduating from high school, she went on
to attend Southern University and A&M College in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she received a
bachelor of arts degree in print journalism. After
receiving her B.A., Mrs. Neal attended the Edward R.
Murrow School of Communications at Washington
State University where she received a master of arts
degree in communications.
Mrs. Neal began her professional career as a journalist
for the New York Amsterdam News in Harlem, New
York. She also worked as a reporter for the Chicago
Hyde Park Herald and the Chicago Defender.
Mrs. Neal has held positions with the Arts Council of
New Orleans, the Amistad Research Center at Tulane
University and Hewitt-Washington & Associates,
Architects-Planners. Currently, she works as a
bilingual, global Web and Communications Consultant
for Chevron USA in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Neal is
married to Amos Philip Neal of Marrero, Louisiana.
Algiers: The Untold Story is Mrs. Neal's first book.
Algiers: The Untold Story
A New Orleans Neighborhood
A New Orleans Neighborhood
| Author |
| Allyson Ward Neal |