The Mall of Louisiana and the Idea of Staying Power
At the intersection of Interstate 10 and Bluebonnet Boulevard stands the Mall of Louisiana. It opened in 1997, developed by Jim Wilson & Associates, the same company that built Riverchase Galleria in Alabama.
The site covered 103 acres and introduced a scale of retail that Baton Rouge had never seen. Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects designed the building with high glass ceilings, wide walkways, and a two-level carousel placed under a central skylight.
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