Career
In January 2016, he will succeed his fellow African-American Democrat, Ebony Woodruff, whom he unseated in the primary election held on October 24, 2015. Lyons polled 2,883 votes (586 percent) to Woodruff"s 2,034 (414 percent) in a low-turnout contest. Lyons is a retired supervisor with the Jefferson Parish Streets Department.
He formerly coached high school and youth league basketball.
He is a former president of the Woodmere Civic Association, an organization of homeowners in the largest subdivision in Louisiana. Lyons calls himself "a quick study" who has "the pulse of the community at my fingertips." He resides in Harvey.
