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              BEST OF AMERICA CORPORATION

              NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
                OF STOCKHOLDERS
          To Be Held On September 28, 1998


To Our Stockholders:

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Best of America Corporation (the 
"Company") will be held on September 28, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at 
the office of Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., 
Twenty-Second Floor, One American Place, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  The 
principal executive offices and mailing address of the Company is 674 Renoir 
Avenue, Suite 1, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806.

The purposes of the meeting are:

1.    To elect a Board of Directors.

2.    To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve an Agreement and Plan 
of Merger (the "Agreement"), between BOAC and The J. Rish Group, Inc. (the 
"Rish Group"), pursuant to which, among other things, BOAC will merge into 
the Rish Group and each outstanding share of common stock of BOAC will be 
converted into one share of common stock of the Rish Group, and each 
outstanding share of preferred stock of BOAC will be converted into two 
shares of common stock of the Rish Group.

3.   To consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before 
the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Holders of the Company's Common Stock of record at the close of business on 
August 28, 1998, are entitled to receive notice of the meeting.  All owners 
of the Company's Common Stock present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual 
Meeting shall be entitled to vote.

The accompanying Information Statement is furnished on behalf of the Board of 
Directors of the Company to provide notice of the Company's Annual Meeting of 
Stockholders.

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A 
PROXY.

For the Board of Directors
							

Julian P. Rish, Secretary




                   BEST OF AMERICA CORPORATION
                   674 Renoir Avenue, Suite 1
                  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

                      INFORMATION STATEMENT
              WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND 
             YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY

GENERAL INFORMATION

This Information Statement is furnished on behalf of the Board of Directors 
of Best of America Corporation (the "Company") to provide notice of the 
Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held September 28, 1998, at 
10:00 a.m., local time at the offices of Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, 
McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Twenty-Second Floor, One American Place, Baton 
Rouge, Louisiana (the "Meeting").  The principal executive offices and 
mailing address of the Company is 674 Renoir Avenue, Suite 1, Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana 70806.  This Information Statement is first being sent or given to 
stockholders of the Company on or about September 4, 1998.

VOTING AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS

The no par common stock (the "Common Stock"), of the Company is the only 
outstanding class of voting securities of the Company.  Only stockholders of 
record at the close of business on August 28, 1998, the record date, are 
entitled to notice of the Annual Meeting.  All owners of the Company's Common 
Stock present, in person or by proxy, at the Meeting shall be entitled to 
vote.  As of the record date, there were 8,731,000 shares of Common Stock 
outstanding and approximately one hundred ten (110) holders of the Common 
Stock. Each share of the Company's Common Stock is entitled to one vote.

On July 28, 1998, with corporate funds of The Julian Rish Group, Inc., no 
part of which was borrowed, The Julian Rish Group, Inc. purchased 4,570,682 
shares of common stock and 216,200 of preferred stock of the Company from 
American National Corporation and 576,279 shares of common stock of the 
Company from Marbane Construction Company.  The purchase price of the stock 
was $80,000.00 paid in cash and the assumption of approximately $74,800.00 of 
debt from the Sellers and other related entities and individuals.

Julian Rish, with personal funds, had previously purchased 15,000 shares of 
common stock of the Company.  The purchase was in excess of a year prior to 
the purchase by The Julian Rish Group, Inc. and was not part of a plan to 
obtain a controlling interest in the Company.

The shares owned by The Julian Rish Group, Inc., the controlling stockholder 
of the Company, will be voted for the election of directors recommended by 
Julian P. Rish, the Secretary and Director of the Company.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

A Board of Directors consisting of five members will be nominated and elected 
at the Meeting, each member to serve until the next Meeting and until a 
successor shall be elected and shall qualify.  Each share of Common Stock 
entitles the shareholder to cast one vote for as many persons as there are 
directors to be elected.  The Company's articles and by-laws prohibit 
cumulative voting, and the directors shall be elected by a plurality vote.  

The current directors of the Company are as follows:

C. Lynn White.  As of the date of this notice, Mr. White is 55 years old and 
has served as a director and chairman of the Board of the Company for five 
(5) years.  He is President and owner of the Commercial Real Estate Counsel 
Co. which does consulting and development of commercial real estate primarily 
in North Carolina and South Carolina.  Mr. White also is involved in a number 
of other successful commercial real estate projects through various other 
entities, including office, retail, industrial and self storage facilities.

Walter J. Lark.  As of the date of this notice, Mr. Lark is 47 years old and 
has served as a director of the Company for three (3) years.  He is a 
commercial real estate agent in the Mandeville, Louisiana area.  

Julian P. Rish.  As of the date of this notice, Mr. Rish is 62 years old.  He 
has served as a director of the Company for five (5) years.  Mr. Rish is also 
the Secretary of the Company.  He is the president and principal of the Baton 
Rouge Rehab Clinic a rehabilitation clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has 
a controlling interest in various other business ventures in Louisiana.  

Ed Cantin.  As of the date of this notice, Mr. Cantin was 45 years old.  He 
was appointed to the board of directors of the Company to fill a vacancy in 
August, 1998.  Mr. Cantin is also the Vice President of the Company.  He is 
the president and principal of Northshore Capital Enterprises, an investment 
banking company in Slidell, Louisiana.

Anatole J. Plaisance.  As of the date of this notice, Mr. Plaisance is 64 
years old.  He has served as a director of the Company for five (5) years.  
He is an attorney practicing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.



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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN OWNERS

Set forth below is information with respect to each person, entity or group 
known to have been the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company's 
Common Stock, its sole voting class of securities, as of August 28, 1998.
 
                                 Title of Class                               
Name and Address                 and Amount 
 of beneficial owner            beneficially owned        % of class

C. Lynn White
4000 Columbine Circle            common stock
Charlotte, NC   28211	       555,270(2)	              6.36%
                                 Common Stock	

Julian P. Rish
1907 Roseneath Drive             common stock
Baton Rouge, LA 70806	      5,161,961(3)	    59.12%

1.    Except as otherwise indicated, the beneficial owner of the shares 
exercises sole voting and investment powers.

2.   Mr. White controls White Interests Limited Partnership which owns 
555,270 shares of Common Stock of the Company.

3.    Mr. Rish is the President and sole shareholder of The Julian Rish 
Group, Inc. which owns 5,146,961 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.

MERGER

The plan of merger provides for the Company to merge into the J. Rish Group, 
Inc. (the "Rish Group").  The mailing address and telephone number of the 
principal executive offices of the Company and the Rish Group is 674 Renoir 
Avenue, Suite 1, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806.  The Rish Group is a wholly 
owned subsidiary of the Company. It currently has no assets or liabilities or 
any operating activity.  There will be no adverse tax consequences to the 
Company as a result of the Merger.

The merger will provide for the Company to merge into the Rish Group pursuant 
to which each outstanding share of common stock of the Company will be 
converted into one (1) share of common stock of the Rish Group, and each 
outstanding share of preferred stock of the Company will be converted into 
two (2) shares of common stock of the Rish Group.

The purpose of the merger is to change the name of the Company to the J. Rish 
Group, Inc. and change its state of incorporation to Louisiana.  There will 
be no material difference in any rights of the security holders as a result 
of the merger.  The merger provides for the conversion of each share of 
preferred stock of the Company to be converted into two (2) shares of common 
stock of the Rish Group.  All of the preferred stock of the Company is 
currently held by The Julian Rish Group, Inc., a separate entity from the 
Rish Group.  However, the preferred stock of the Company is currently 
convertible into two (2) shares of common stock of the Company.  Therefore, 
the merger will have the same effect on the equity interest of the existing 
shareholders as The Julian Rish Group, Inc. exercising its conversion rights 
in the preferred stock of the Company.

The Rish Group will be the surviving entity of the merger.  Therefore, the 
Articles of Incorporation of the Rish Group, the By-Laws of the Rish Group, 
and the corporate laws of the State of Louisiana will govern the surviving 
entity.  If you would like to receive a copy of the Articles of Incorporation 
and the By-Laws of the Rish Group, please contact Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, 
D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Attention Brett N. Brinson at P.O. Box 
3513, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821, (504) 382-3457.

A majority of the shares of common stock represented at the Meeting is 
required to approve the merger.  If the merger is approved, the directors 
elected at the meeting shall be the directors of the surviving entity.  
Additional information regarding the Company can be found in the enclosed 10K 
which is incorporated by reference herein.  

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The By-Laws of the Company provide for the election of executive officers by 
the Board of Directors.  Executive officers serve until heir successors are 
chosen and qualified or until their death, resignation or removal.

Brief statements setting forth the age (at August 28, 1998), the offices held 
and the business experience during the past five years of each executive 
officer appear below.

Edward Cantin (45): Director and Vice President.  Mr. Cantin is the President 
of Northshore Capital Enterprises, an investment banking company with its 
principal office in Slidell, Louisiana.



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Julian P. Rish (62): Director and Secretary.  Mr. Rish is the president of 
Baton Rouge Rehab Clinic, a rehabilitation clinic with its principal office 
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT	

Set forth below is information with respect to shares of each class of equity 
securities of the Company beneficially owned by directors of the Company, 
naming them, and by all directors and officers of the Company as a group, as 
of August 28, 1998.

                                 Common Stock


name of 
Beneficial owner(1)  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership(2)  Percent of Class(3)
                                                                   
Julian P. Rish                     5,161,961(2)	                 59.12%
C. Lynn White                        555,270	                           6.36%
William J. Lark                       60,000	                           1.16%
All remaining directors                    -                               - 


                           Series A Preferred Stock
               

Name of 
Beneficial owner(1)  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership(2)  Percent of Class (3)
                                                                    
Julian P. Rish                       216,200                             100%


1.   The address of each of the officers and directors is c/o Best of America 
Corporation, 674 Renoir Avenue, Suite 1, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806.

2.    Except as otherwise indicated, the beneficial owner of the shares 
exercises sole voting and investment powers.

3.    Percentages are calculated on the basis of the amount of outstanding 
securities plus, for each person or group, and securities that person or 
group has the right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to option, conversion 
privileges or other rights.  An asterisk signifies less than 1%.

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The accountants for 1997 and the current year have been James E. Scheifley & 
Associates, P.C.  They will be invited to attend the meeting, and if in 
attendance, they will be allowed to make a statement if they desire to do so.

COMMITTEES

The Company does not currently have an audit, nominating or compensation 
committee of the board of directors.  However, it is expected that such 
committees shall be formed at the first board of directors' meeting held 
after the shareholders' meeting.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETINGS

The board of directors have held a meeting once during the current year.  All 
of the directors were present at the meeting.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The officers of the Company or its affiliates are currently not receiving any 
compensation for their services as officers.

QUORUM FOR MEETING

The By-Laws of the Company require, for a quorum, the presence at the 
meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of 
Common Stock of the Company.

SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

Any proposal intended to be presented by a stockholder at the Company's 1998 
Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received in writing at the Company's 
principal executive offices by September 22, 1998.




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By Order of the Board of Directors

/s/Julian P. Rish
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Julian P. Rish, Secretary