re: what are your thoughts on Lakeview?

great area to raise kids or just to live. Downside is high taxes with little return on what you pay.
Streets are horrible, in most spots and constantly torn up and made worse by the S&WB.

Houses there are very nice, but Lakshore and Lake Vista is more desirable as far as lot value.
There are restaurants and bars in the area and it's close to mid-city and metaire and borders city park.

Getting downtown or Uptown is pretty easy. Lowest crime area in the city.
Most crimes are against property and they have little to no violent crime spikes.

Depends what you are looking for, a case can be made for multiple areas.