Westlake

Westlake is in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Westlake is situated nearby to the place of worship Freewill Helping Hand Divine Spiritual Temple, as well as near Greater Sunlight Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary’s Academy School and Lakefront Airport.

Saint Mary’s Academy School

School

St. Mary's Academy is a private Catholic K-12 school in New Orleans, Louisiana run by the Sisters of the Holy Family. Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest Black Catholic schools in the country, and is the sister school for St. Saint Mary’s Academy School is situated 3,400 feet south of Westlake.

Lakefront Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Lakefront Airport is a public airport five miles northeast of downtown New Orleans, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. Lakefront Airport is situated 1½ miles northwest of Westlake.

Seabrook Railroad Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Bl20gh114, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Seabrook Railroad Bridge is a bascule bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana running adjacent to the Seabrook Bridge. It is often confused with this vehicular bridge to the north, officially called the Senator Ted Hickey Bridge; therefore, it is commonly called the Seabrook Railroad Bridge, that now carries only trains across the canal. Seabrook Railroad Bridge is situated 1½ miles west of Westlake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pines Village and Gentilly Woods.

Pines Village

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Pines Village is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A subdistrict of the New Orleans East area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Downman Road and Interstate 10 to the east, Chef Menteur Highway to the south, Lake Pontchartrain and Morrison Road to the north, and the Industrial Canal to the west.

Gentilly Woods

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Gentilly Woods is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Dreux Avenue to the north, Industrial Canal to the east, Gentilly Boulevard to the south and People's Avenue to the west. Gentilly Woods is situated 2 miles southwest of Westlake.