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History · Lakeshore

Half of Lakeshore’s homes were built after 1969

More historic than 10% of U.S. towns · #137 of 161 in Louisiana. What drives it

Most of Lakeshore was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: maps from 1935 on.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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About Lakeshore’s history

How historic is Lakeshore?

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More historic than 10% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Lakeshore’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lakeshore is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #137 of 161 in Louisiana. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lakeshore’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19402.1% of homes (±3.4) · typical LA town 3.4% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical LA town 3.8 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 10%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (161)Ahead of 15%

Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lakeshore’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (21% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.4 points).

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lakeshore’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lakeshore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lakeshore’s history is told.

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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Lakeshore, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lakeshore yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lakeshore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeshore had a population of 1,988. The community is located on the south bank of Bayou Desiard, east of Monroe.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,930 to 1,988 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Lakeshore, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Desiard Street, Lakeshore, Louisiana 032026Desiard Street, Lakeshore, Louisiana 03Desiard Street, Lakeshore, Louisiana 022026Desiard Street, Lakeshore, Louisiana 02Desiard Street, Lakeshore, Louisiana 012026Desiard Street, Lakeshore, Louisiana 01
On the map

Lakeshore on the map, 1935 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lakeshore. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lakeshore on the 1935 USGS mapLakeshore on the 1957 USGS mapLakeshore on the 1969 USGS mapLakeshore on the 1975 USGS mapLakeshore on the 1994 USGS map1935Drew sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lakeshore.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lakeshore

Nobody well known was born in Lakeshore itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bill RussellAmerican basketball player · b. 1934
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Ronnie ColemanAmerican IFBB professional bodybuilder · b. 1964
Tim McGrawAmerican country singer and actor · b. 1967
Huey P. NewtonCo-founder of the Black Panther Party · b. 1942
Earl HollimanAmerican actor · b. 1928
Paul MillsapAmerican basketball player · b. 1985
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Monroe23 historic placesA−

Questions about Lakeshore’s history

How does Lakeshore rank for history?

Lakeshore is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns, #137 of 161 in Louisiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Lakeshore?

2% of Lakeshore’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.4 points), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1969.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.