Lakeview Louisiana Map

About Lakeview, Louisiana

Lakeview is a locality in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 818. The population density is 382.8 people per km². Lakeview is located at 32.5238°N, 93.8298°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 71452, 70124, 71107.

Lakeview holds its place upon the humid, flat expanse of the inland plains where the sun bleaches the horizon into a pale, shimmering gray. It lies 4.6 miles west of Shreveport, LA (from Shreveport, LA: bearing 268°T), and is situated 5.7 miles west of Bossier City. Cross Bayou cuts a slow, muddy path through the low-lying timber two miles to the west, its waters thick with the sediment of a thousand rains. Five miles distant, the Pine Hills break the monotony of the flatland, providing a modest verticality against the heavy, stagnant air that gathers here during the long afternoons. Near the David Raines Community Center, the earth feels soft and pressed down, a quiet patch of ground where the vegetation grows thick and tangled under the weight of the heat. Even the light seems to thicken here, turning a syrupy gold as it filters through the canopy toward the distant, shallow depression of the Moon Lake Bed.

Lakeview remains defined by the persistent labor of its people, who have long turned the heavy soil to sustain a local economy rooted in the patience of the land. History lingers in the architecture of the older storefronts and the weathered fences that mark the boundaries of small, family-held plots, each one holding onto the memory of a slower era. Residents often traverse the eight-mile stretch to Gold Point Lake when the humidity peaks, finding a momentary relief in the stillness of the water. Life in Lakeview moves with a deliberate cadence, a social rhythm dictated by the changing seasons of the fields and the occasional gathering at the local park. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the deepening shadows that stretch across the fields as the day finally surrenders to the dusk.

About This Lakeview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeview, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.523847, -93.829755. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lakeview includes the ZIP code (71452, 70124, 71107), telephone area code (504, 318), county seat of Caddo Parish, and school district assignment (Caddo Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.