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History · Lakeview

Half of Lakeview’s homes were built after 1980

Most of Lakeview was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1932 on.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lakeview’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 Lakeview 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 Lakeview’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lakeview, in brief

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

Lakeview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeview had a population of 818. It is located on the north shore of Cross Lake 5 miles (8 km) northwest of downtown Shreveport. It is bordered by the city limits of Shreveport to the north, east, and south.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 948 to 818 (-14%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lakeview on the map, 1932 to 1992

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

Lakeview on the 1932 USGS mapLakeview on the 1948 USGS mapLakeview on the 1955 USGS mapLakeview on the 1960 USGS mapLakeview on the 1975 USGS mapLakeview on the 1980 USGS mapLakeview on the 1992 USGS map1932Shreveport SE sheet · 1:31,680

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lakeview

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

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Jared LetoAmerican actor, singer, musician and songwriter · b. 1971
George ForemanAmerican professional boxer · b. 1949
Mike JohnsonSpeaker of the United States House of Represent… · b. 1972
Evelyn AshfordAmerican sprinter · b. 1957
Pat CarrollAmerican actress · b. 1927
Robert ParishAmerican former basketball player · b. 1953
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Gas Center

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Lakeview’s history

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From 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.