Mall of Louisiana
Total retail floor area 1,558,834 sq ft (144,820.4 m2) | | |
| No. of floors | 2 | |
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The Mall of Louisiana is a mid-scale shopping mall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, between I-10 and Bluebonnet Blvd. It is the largest mall in Louisiana and contains the third largest indoor carousel in the world.[2] It is the only regional mall in Baton Rouge. The anchor stores are 2 Dillard's stores, Main Event Entertainment, JCPenney, and Macy's.
The Boulevard is an unenclosed area of the mall that opened in 2008. Retailers and eateries include:
History
The mall was built and opened in 1997 and Original Anchors were
. The mall was developed by Jim Wilson & AssociatesThe Maison Blanche store was short lived and closed a year later and was replaced by Parisian.
In 2003, Foley's opened at a former Parisian store, which closed in 2001.
In November 2005, Dillard's acquired the McRae's store at the mall from Belk.[3]
On July 21, 2006,
On September 9, 2006, Foley's rebranded as Macy's.
In 2008, an unenclosed area called The Boulevard and a 10-tenant power center were constructed as additions to the mall.
In 2015, Nordstrom Rack opened a 30,000 square foot store in the mall.[5]
In March 2017, H. H. Gregg closed its store at the mall.[6]
In November 2017, Smashburger announced plans to open a location in the mall.[7]
In January 2018, Banana Republic and Gap closed stores in the mall.[8]
In June 2018, Main Event Entertainment announced plans to open a location in the mall in the space formerly occupied by H. H. Gregg.[9]
In November 2018, H&M announced plans to open a store in the former Gap locations.[10]
On February 12, 2021, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 32 stores nationwide. The store closed on May 2, 2021. This was the last Sears store in Louisiana. T-Mobile is coming soon.[11]
A Blue Zoo aquarium opened on April 1, 2021. On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, a 12-foot-long Burmese python named Cara escaped from her enclosure there. [12] The search for her concluded when she was found inside the walls of the mall early in the morning on July 8. [13]
References
- ^ "Mall of Louisiana". Brookfield Properties.
- ^ "Things to do in Baton Rouge". Crown Plaza Baton Rouge.
- ^ "Dillard's, Inc. Purchases McRae's Store at The Mall of Louisiana from Belk" (Press release). Business Wire. August 18, 2005.
- ^ "AMC Mall of Louisiana 15".
- ^ Miller, Ben (October 16, 2014). "Nordstrom to open new Rack stores in N.Y., La". American City Business Journals.
- ^ Schmaltz, Trey (March 2, 2017). "HH Gregg closing Mall of La. location". WBRZ-TV.
- ^ Thomas, Rachael (November 21, 2017). "Three new tenants coming to Mall of Louisiana". WAFB.
- ^ Nakamoto, Chris (January 15, 2018). "Additional stores closed, more to close at Mall of Louisiana". WBRZ-TV.
- ^ Casserleigh, Bess (June 22, 2018). "New entertainment venue set to open at Mall of Louisiana in 2019". WBRZ-TV.
- ^ Nakamoto, Chris (November 28, 2018). "Baton Rouge getting its first H&M store at Mall of Louisiana". WBRZ-TV.
- ^ "Sears Continues on a Path of Closing More of Its Stores; Only 29 Currently Remain". Forbes.
- ^ "Search continues after 12-foot python escapes from enclosure at Louisiana mall". MSN.
- ^ "Python found 'alive and well' in Louisiana mall after missing for days".