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The Mall of Louisiana is a mid-scale

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, between I-10 and Bluebonnet Blvd. It is the largest mall in Louisiana and contains the third largest indoor carousel in the world. It is the only regional mall in Baton Rouge. The anchor stores are 2

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stores,

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, and

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. The Boulevard is an unenclosed area of the mall that opened in 2008. Retailers and eateries include:

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, BJ's Brewhouse, Chico's,

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, and Menchie's.

History

The mall was built and opened in 1997 and Original Anchors were

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, and

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. The mall was developed by Jim Wilson & Associates The Maison Blanche store was short lived and closed a year later and was replaced by Parisian. In 2003,

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opened at a former Parisian store, which closed in 2001. In November 2005,

acquired the

store at the mall from

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. On July 21, 2006,

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opened a 15-screen movie theater adjacent to the mall. In June 2013, the movie theater was acquired by

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. On September 9, 2006, Foley's rebranded as

. In 2008, an unenclosed area called The Boulevard and a 10-tenant power center were constructed as additions to the mall. In 2015,

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opened a 30,000 square foot store in the mall. In March 2017,

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closed its store at the mall. In November 2017,

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announced plans to open a location in the mall. In January 2018,

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and

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closed stores in the mall. In June 2018,

announced plans to open a location in the mall in the space formerly occupied by

. In November 2018, H&M announced plans to open a store in the former Gap locations. On February 12, 2021, it was announced that

would be closing as part of a plan to close 32 stores nationwide. The store closed in May 2, 2021. This was the last Sears store in Louisiana.

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is coming soon. A Blue Zoo aquarium opened on April 1st 2021. On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, a 12-foot-long

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, named Cara, escaped from her enclosure at the Blue Zoo aquarium at the Mall; the search for the python concluded when she was found inside the walls of the mall early in the morning on July 8th.

References

External links

Official site
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