Information meeting: The Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations will hold a special education meeting tonight at 7 p.m. to address the small cell towers being installed by AT&T around Baton Rouge. Held at the Jones Creek Library, governmental officials will explain the FCC laws as it relates to the City’s Code of Ordinances. A member of the Tara Civic Association will also speak about the safety and welfare of residents, along with protection of property values with the towers.
Sold: Romero’s Food Mart in Central, at the corner of Joor and Lovett roads, has been sold to a New York firm for $2.7 million, according to sales documents. The 38,600-square-foot Shell gas station features more than 3,500 square feet of leasable space and was built in 1991, according to online records.
Flood report: Property analytics and data provider CoreLogic today released its 2019 Storm Surge report, which shows more than 7.3 million single- and multifamily homes along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts have the potential for storm surge damage, with a total estimated reconstruction cost value of nearly $1.8 trillion. Florida, Louisiana, New York and Texas have the greatest number of homes at risk of storm surge. Louisiana has the second most exposure to storm surge flooding after Florida, with more than 847,000 at-risk homes and the third highest reconstruction cost value at over $202 billion. Read the full report.
