Lakeview on rise

Bobby Barberito, right, talks about reopening his Coral Reef Pet Shop in Lakeview while his son, Geoffrey Barberito, center, assists customer Janet Landry with aquarium pump tubing.

Mary Ann Colwart, left, a member of the Lakeview Civic Improvement Association Survey Committee, and Beacon of Hope Executive Director Jackie Richard discuss an ungutted home while a home behind them is renovated in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans. Volunteers with Beacon of Hope and the Lakeview Civic Improvement Association are walking through Lakeview to determine the state of each home. They intend to release results by mid-August.

Beacon of Hope Executive Director Jackie Richard points out neighborhood ‘beacons,’ or block captains, on a map of the Lakeview neighborhood in New Orleans.