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After the war, Lyons completed his studies at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which in 1949 he received a degree in arts and sciences. After the war, Lyons lived for several years in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], where he was employed in the petroleum business with his father and a cousin, Newton Hall McCord (born in 1915 in [[New Orleans]]), who later settled in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas. Lyons returned to Shreveport to become a partner in his family-owned C. H. Lyons Petroleum Company, formerly known as the Lyons, McCord & Logan company.<ref name=lyonsfamily/> When he lived in Shreveport, Lyons was, like his mother, active in the musical community there. A former president of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in 1948, Lyons often sang in [[opera]] presentations.<ref name=obit>Hall M. Lyons obituary, ''The Shreveport Times'', July 26, 1998.</ref>​

After the war, Lyons completed his studies at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], from which in 1949 he received a degree in arts and sciences. After the war, Lyons lived for several years in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], where he was employed in the petroleum business with his father and a cousin, Newton Hall McCord (born in 1915 in [[New Orleans]]), who later settled in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas. Lyons returned to Shreveport to become a partner in his family-owned C. H. Lyons Petroleum Company, formerly known as the Lyons, McCord & Logan company.<ref name=lyonsfamily/> When he lived in Shreveport, Lyons was, like his mother, active in the musical community there. A former president of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in 1948, Lyons often sang in [[opera]] presentations.<ref name=obit>Hall M. Lyons obituary, ''The Shreveport Times'', July 26, 1998.</ref>​

 

In 1960, Lyons relocated to [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, to become an independent oil producer.<ref name=lyonsfamily/> He also operated at least two wells  in Pointe Coupee Parish  in south Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drillingedge.com/louisiana/pointe-coupee-parish/leases/glaser-et-al/102316-3|title=Glaser et al, Lease #102316-3|publisher=drillingedge.com|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> the second from January 1977 to October 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drillingedge.com/louisiana/pointe-coupee-parish/leases/lottie-land-development-co/029138-1|title=Lottie Land & Development Co,. Lease #029138-1|publisher=drillingedge.com|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> In 1985, Lyons was listed as president of Golden Eagle Mining, Inc., in Lafayette, a company since inactive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizapedia.com/people/LOUISIANA/LAFAYETTE/HALL-LYONS.html|title=Hall Lyons in Lafayette, Louisiana|publisher=bizapedia.com|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref>

In 1960, Lyons relocated to [[Lafayette]], Louisiana, to become an independent oil producer.<ref name=lyonsfamily/> He also operated at least two wells  in Pointe Coupee Parish  in south Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drillingedge.com/louisiana/pointe-coupee-parish/leases/glaser-et-al/102316-3|title=Glaser et al, Lease #102316-3|publisher=drillingedge.com|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> the second from January 1977 to October 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drillingedge.com/louisiana/pointe-coupee-parish/leases/lottie-land-development-co/029138-1|title=Lottie Land & Development Co,. Lease #029138-1|publisher=drillingedge.com|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> In 1985, Lyons was listed as president of Golden Eagle Mining, Inc., in Lafayette, a company since inactive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizapedia.com/people/LOUISIANA/LAFAYETTE/HALL-LYONS.html|title=Hall Lyons in Lafayette, Louisiana|publisher=bizapedia.com|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref>