About Lakeview
Set in the northwestern part of Louisiana, Lakeview is a small unincorporated community.
Lakeview holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.82 square miles.
📰 Lakeview News Today
- Major flooding in Lakeview neighborhood in New Orleans WWLTV.com · Jul 11
- Lakeview Medical Center Number of Employees 2026 | Employee Count & Headcount Data Revelio Labs · Aug 3
- Two-story Lakeview home destroyed in early morning fire WGNO · Mar 6
- DeQuincy Varsity Football @ Lakeview MaxPreps · Jul 22
- St. John the Baptist ADA, 3 others arrested, linked to 'wide drug distribution ring' WDSU · Jan 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lakeview Unique
- One of 14 places in the US named Lakeview — but the Louisiana one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Shreveport (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lakeview
- Beijing Restaurant — chinese
- Chick O' Fish — chicken
- Kanpai Sushi
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Podnuh's Bar-B-Q
- Prepped Up Meals
- Sammy Crawfish King #4 — seafood
- Waffle House — american
- John's Seafood — seafood
- Okidoki Hibachi Express — japanese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- SUSLA Sign · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateLouisiana
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.82 sq mi
Coordinates32.5239, -93.8298