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Welcome to Lake Forest ...

Lake Forest is located in Orleans Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Forest: Lk. Forest

Lake Forest is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Lake Forest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lake Forest: 504

Communities Also Named Lake Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Lake Forest: This one is located in Orleans Parish and the other is located in Jefferson Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 27 communities that are also named Lake Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Forest.

Communities near Lake Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Forest.

  • New Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
  • Gretna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
  • Harahan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Westwego
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gentilly Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
  • Gentilly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Milneburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
  • Arabi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chalmette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lake Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Forest ...

Looking for more information about Lake Forest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.