Breaking ground: Construction will start within the next week or so on the planned 2.9-acre office park at 9026 Jefferson Hwy., between Drusilla Lane and Bluebonnet Boulevard, Beau Box Commercial Real Estate has confirmed. Dr. Jay Yalamanchili, an allergologist and immunologist, is developing the site about a mile down the road from his retail development, Jefferson Pointe, at 9844 Jefferson Hwy. Yalamanchili previously told Daily Report the new office park will be similar to Jefferson Pointe, which was built 2013, in terms of design and construction. The property is located next to the offices of Maestri Murrell Commercial Real Estate.
Exercise caution: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is warning flood survivors to be on the watch for home inspectors claiming to represent FEMA or the U.S. Small Business Administration and other scams that arise when disasters such as the recent flood strike. The agency says you should not give out personal information over the phone and not be shy about asking for identification. Government workers will never ask for a fee or payment and they always wear an official government photo ID, FEMA says. Inspectors already have each applicant’s nine-digit registration number so a FEMA inspector will not ask for this number. The job of FEMA housing inspectors is to verify damage. Inspectors do not hire or endorse specific contractors to fix homes or recommend repairs. They do not determine eligibility for assistance.
Giving back: Southern Football T-Shirts of Baton Rouge has raised and donated more than $38,000 from the sales of its Cajun Navy T-shirt to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Louisiana Flood Relief Fund. In a news release, the company says the T-shirt was made after SFT owner Meredith Waguespack and graphic designer Sarah Gibbens posted a Cajun Navy graphic on Facebook to express their appreciation for the men and women who rescued those stranded by floodwaters. The graphic went viral and requests were made for it to be turned into a T-shirt. The donation was made to directly assist the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. The food bank took in more than four feet of water during the area’s historic flooding earlier this month.
