Mall of Louisiana
 The Boulevard, a new extension to the Mall of Louisiana | |
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| Opening date | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Jim Wilson & Associates |
| Management | General Growth Properties |
| Owner | General Growth Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 178 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | malloflouisiana.com |
Mall of Louisiana is a mid-scale shopping mall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is located between I-10 and Bluebonnet Blvd.
Built in 1997 by developer Jim Wilson & Associates which also built the Riverchase Galleria in Alabama, it is the largest mall in Louisiana and is currently owned and managed by General Growth Properties. It contains the second largest indoor carousel in the world. The architects are Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects, Inc. (CMH). [2]
It is currently one of Baton Rouge's two regional malls, with the other shopping destination being the older Cortana Mall.
Rave Motion Pictures opened a fifteen screen movie theater adjacent to the mall in 2006. Construction has recently been completed on an open-air shopping addition, which will be conjoined to the main east entrance of the mall as well as a 10 tenant power center adjacent to the movie theater. Both were completed August 2008.
Anchor tenants
- Dillard's Men's Children's & Home 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2)., formerly McRae's
- Dillard's Women's 212,507 sq ft (19,742.5 m2).
- J. C. Penney 124,656 sq ft (11,580.9 m2).
- Macy's opened 1997 as Maison Blanche, renamed Parisian in 1998, Foley's in 2001, Macy's 2006; 211,000 sq ft (19,600 m2).
- Sears
- Sears 121,418 sq ft (11,280.1 m2).
- Sears Tire, Battery & Auto 10,026 sq ft (931.4 m2). outparcel
- Hhgregg 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2).
The Boulevard
The Boulevard is a new lifestyle component of the Mall of Louisiana. Retailers and eateries include: Apple, Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Loft, BJ's Brewhouse, Chico's, Soma Intimates, Clarks, L'Occitane en Provence, Jos. A. Bank, Pottery Barn, Select Comfort, Sephora, Hhgregg, and Menchie's frozen yogurt.
External links
- Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects, Inc. Homepage [3]
- Official site.
- Real Estate Alert, March 3, 2004 - A bidding war is under way for Mall of Louisiana
- Business Wire, August 18, 2005: Dillard's, Inc. Purchases McRae's Store at The Mall of Louisiana from Belk
- General Growth Properties, Inc. - Mall of Louisiana
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development: DOTD, James Construction sign agreement to finish Picardy project by December 2006. Construction of an I-10 crossover that will serve as the main entrance to the Mall of Louisiana.