Mall of Louisiana
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Mall of Louisiana is an upscale 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 second 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). http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Crawford_McWilliams_Hatcher_Architects,_Inc._(CMH),_Birmingham,_Alabama,_USA
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.
Apple,
Ann Taylor
,
Ann Taylor Loft,
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
,
BJ's Brewhouse
,
Bravo! Cucina Italiana,
Chico's
,
Soma Intimates,
Clarks
,
L'Occitane en Provence,
Jos. A. Bank,
Pottery Barn
,
Select Comfort
,
Sephora
,
Borders
,
Sake Cafe and Menchie's
frozen yogurt.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
, and is located between I-10 and Bluebonnet Blvd.
Built in 1997 by developer Jim Wilson & Associates which also built the Riverchase Galleria
Riverchase Galleria
Riverchase Galleria, locally known as The Galleria, is a large super–regional shopping mall in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover, Alabama. It is the 25th largest shopping mall in the United States...
in Alabama, it is the second largest mall in Louisiana and is currently owned and managed by General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties
General Growth Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust in the United States. It is based in Chicago, Illinois at 110 North Wacker Drive, a historic building designed by architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White...
. It contains the second largest indoor carousel in the world. The architects are Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects, Inc. (CMH). http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Crawford_McWilliams_Hatcher_Architects,_Inc._(CMH),_Birmingham,_Alabama,_USA
Rave Motion Pictures
Rave Motion Pictures
Rave Cinemas, formerly known as "Rave Motion Pictures," often called Rave and owned by Rave Cinemas, LLC, is a movie theater brand founded in 1999. It is formerly headed by Thomas W. Stephenson, Jr., former CEO of Hollywood Theaters, and currently headed by Rolando B. Rodriguez, former Vice...
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'sDillard'sDillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
Men's Children's & Home 160000 sq ft (14,864.5 m²)., formerly McRae'sMcRae'sMcRae's was a mid-range regional department store chain founded and based in Jackson, Mississippi, with locations in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida. The nameplate was in existence for more than a century.-History:... - Dillard'sDillard'sDillard's, Inc. is a department store chain in the United States, with 330 stores in 29 states. Headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dillard's locations are concentrated in Texas and Florida; with a major presence in other states including Arizona, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri,...
Women's 212507 sq ft (19,742.5 m²). - J. C. PenneyJ. C. Penney-External links:*...
124656 sq ft (11,580.9 m²). - Macy'sMacy'sMacy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
opened 1997 as Maison BlancheMaison Blanche.Maison Blanche was a department store in New Orleans and later also a chain of department stores. It was founded in 1897 by Isidore Newman, an immigrant from Germany....
, renamed Parisian in 1998, Foley'sFoley'sFoley’s was a chain of department stores owned by May Department Stores and headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas. As of August 30, 2005, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's South divisions. Foley's operated stores in Texas,...
in 2001, Macy'sMacy'sMacy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
2006; 211000 sq ft (19,602.5 m²). - SearsSears, Roebuck and CompanySears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
- Sears 121418 sq ft (11,280.1 m²).
- Sears Tire, Battery & Auto 10026 sq ft (931.4 m²). outparcel
- BordersBorders GroupBorders Group, Inc. was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company employed approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores....
25000 sq ft (2,322.6 m²). (Closed)
The Boulevard
The Boulevard is a new lifestyle component of the Mall of Louisiana. Part of it is completed, while the rest is still under construction. Retailers and eateries now open include:Apple,
Ann Taylor
Ann Taylor (retail chain)
ANN INC. is an American group of specialty apparel retail chain stores for women, headquartered in New York City, . The stores offer classic styled suits, separates, dresses, shoes and accessories...
,
Ann Taylor Loft,
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe is a restaurant franchise headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializing in healthful, "fast casual" cuisine. Camille's has 33 locations as of 2011 in the United States.-Overview:...
,
BJ's Brewhouse
BJ's Brewhouse
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 102 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery.The Company operates several microbreweries which produce and distribute BJ's handcrafted beers throughout the chain....
,
Bravo! Cucina Italiana,
Chico's
Chico's (retail chain)
Chico's is a retail women's clothing chain founded in 1983 on Sanibel Island, Florida.The Company currently operates 1,084 women's clothing stores, including stores in 48 states, Washington D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico operating under the Chico's, White House | Black Market and...
,
Soma Intimates,
Clarks
C&J Clark
C. and J. Clark International Ltd, trading as Clarks, is a British, international shoe manufacturer and retailer based in Street, Somerset, England...
,
L'Occitane en Provence,
Jos. A. Bank,
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn is an American-based home furnishing store chain with retail stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Since September 1986, when it was purchased from GAP, Inc, Pottery Barn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc....
,
Select Comfort
Select Comfort
Select Comfort is a U.S.-based manufacturer that manufactures the Sleep Number bed as well as foundations and bedding accessories. The company is based in Plymouth, Minnesota. In addition to its Minnesota headquarters, Select Comfort has manufacturing and distribution facilities in South Carolina...
,
Sephora
Sephora
Sephora is a chain of cosmetics stores founded in France in 1970 and acquired by Paris-based conglomerate LVMH in 1997. The Sephora chain includes more than 750 stores in 17 countries...
,
Borders
Borders Group
Borders Group, Inc. was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company employed approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores....
,
Sake Cafe and Menchie's
Menchie's
Menchie's is a frozen yogurt franchise based in the San Fernando Valley, California. Menchie's offers self-serve frozen yogurt with a large selection of yogurt flavors and toppings. Since its start in 2007, Menchie's has become a fast growing food chain with over 100 locations in the US and Canada....
frozen yogurt.
External links
- Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects, Inc. Homepage http://www.cmharchitects.com/home.html
- 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.