Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks, New Orleans
Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. A sub-district of the city's Gentilly District, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Lake Pontchartrain to the north; the Industrial Canal to the east; Leon C. Simon Drive, Elysian Fields Avenue, New York Street, the London Avenue Canal, and Allen Toussaint Boulevard to the south; and Bayou St. John to the west. The neighborhood comprises the Lake Terrace and Lake Oaks subdivisions, the principal campus of the University of New Orleans, and the University of New Orleans Research & Technology Park — all built on land reclaimed from Lake Pontchartrain.
Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks | |
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New Orleans Neighborhood | |
Lake Oaks sign on Elysian Fields Avenue. Note the "Developed by Orleans Levee Board" heading. | |
| Coordinates: 30°01′41″N 90°03′42″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 6, Gentilly District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.26 sq mi (47.3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| • Water | 16.75 sq mi (43.4 km2) |
| Elevation *All houses were originally built on an elevation of -4 ft. | −7 ft (−2.13 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,168 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 504 |
The Lakefront (or lakefront) is a term sometimes used for the larger neighborhood created by the Orleans Levee Board's land-reclamation initiative in early 20th-century New Orleans. It includes Lake Terrace and Lake Oaks, as well as Lakeshore Drive, the lakefront park system, the University of New Orleans, Lake Vista, and Lakeshore. It is considered one of the wealthier areas of the city.