Acadiana Mall
An entrance to the mall in 2019 | |
| Location | Lafayette, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°10′17″N 92°04′33″W / 30.171306°N 92.075708°W |
| Address | 5725 Johnston Street |
| Opening date | March 28, 1979[1] |
| Previous names | The Mall of Acadiana (2004–2013) |
| Developer | Dwight Andrus Development, Robert B. Aikens & Associates, and Homart Development Company[1] |
| Owner | Namdar Realty Group |
| Stores and services | 101[2] |
| Anchor tenants | 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) |
| Floor area | 991,847 square feet (92,145.6 m2)[3] |
| Floors | 1 (2 in JCPenney, former Macy's, and former Sears, 3 in Dillard's) |
| Website | shopacadianamall |
Acadiana Mall (French: Centre commercial de l’Acadiana) is an enclosed regional shopping mall in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, located at the intersection of Johnston Street (U.S. Route 167) and Ambassador Caffery Parkway (Louisiana Highway 3073). The mall is owned by Namdar Realty Group and houses two department store anchors (Dillard's and JCPenney).
History
Plans for the Acadiana Mall, developed by Dwight Andrus Development, Robert B. Aikens & Associates, and Homart Development Company, were first unveiled in 1977.[4] Construction began that year,[5] and the mall opened on March 28, 1979, featuring Sears, Goudchaux's, Selber Bros., and D. H. Holmes as anchor tenants.[1]
In the late 1980s, D. H. Holmes was bought by Dillard's and Goudchaux's became Maison Blanche.[6] By 1990, Selber Bros. had closed; that April, JCPenney announced that it would relocate to the Acadiana Mall from the Northgate Mall, with the former Selber's to be demolished to make way for a new, larger building.[7] JCPenney opened on November 13, 1991, concurrently with the unveiling of a $5 million renovation of the mall.[8] Maison Blanche was converted to Parisian in 1998,[9] then to Foley's in 2001,[10][11] then finally to Macy's in September 2006.[12]
The mall underwent another renovation in 2004, bringing in a more contemporary look and a name change to The Mall of Acadiana. On February 21, 2013, the mall reverted to its original name.[13]
In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the mall became the assembly-point and staging area for what became known as the Cajun Navy, which was credited with rescuing thousands of flood victims.[14]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Acadiana Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[15] Sears closed in September 2017, leaving its site vacant. On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. However, this store was removed from the closing list on July 13, 2020.[16]
On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Macy's store would be closing as part of a plan to close 66 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2025, leaving Dillard's and JCPenney as the only anchors.[17]
References
- ^ a b c "Andrus, Aikens, Homart Developed Acadiana Mall". The Daily Advertiser. March 27, 1979. p. 24. Retrieved December 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Mall of Acadiana". CBL & Associates Properties. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Acadiana Mall". Namdar Realty Group. Archived from the original on December 14, 2025. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ "Developers Announce Plans For Huge Shopping Mall". The Daily Advertiser. March 18, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved December 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lenox, Charles (October 16, 1977). "Building May Hit $100 Million". The Daily Advertiser. p. 30. Retrieved December 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "COMPANY NEWS; Dillard to Buy D. H. Holmes". The New York Times. March 8, 1989. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ "Penney moving in Lafayette *** New store planned for Acadiana Mall". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. April 13, 1990. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 – via Newsbank.
- ^ "Penney opening at Mall Wednesday". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1991. pp. H-1. Retrieved December 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Proffitt's to make Maison Blanche stores Parisian". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. August 4, 1998. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 – via Newsbank.
- ^ "Two BR department stores close for makeovers". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. March 16, 2001 – via Newsbank.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "CBL & Associates Properties Acquires Super-Regional Mall in Lafayette, Louisiana; the Mall of Acadiana Marks CBL's First Property in Louisiana. - Free Online Library". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Goldman, Abigail (September 8, 2006). "Hundreds of Stores to Get Different Name -- Macy's". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ^ Turk, Leslie (February 21, 2013). "It's 'Acadiana Mall' again!". theind.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "How citizens turned into saviors after Katrina struck". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ "At The Mall of Acadiana | Seritage". seritage.com.
- ^ Daigle, Adam (July 13, 2020). "JC Penney at Acadiana Mall will remain open despite earlier plans to close store". The Advocate. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Tyko, Kelly (January 9, 2025). "Macy's closing 66 more stores in 2025. See the closure list". Axios. Retrieved January 9, 2025.