Mall at Cortana
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The Mall at Cortana is a mid-tier shopping mall
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 at the intersection of Airline Hwy. and Florida Blvd.

Opening in 1976, it was one of the top 10 largest malls in the world and still remains the largest mall in the state of Louisiana. It is currently owned and managed by Mall Properties.

Anchor tenants

  • Dillard's
    Dillard's
    Dillard'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,...

     (237,000 sq ft) – Was Goudchaux's
    Maison 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....

    , then Maison Blanche
    Maison 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....

     until Dillard's purchase of Mercantile Stores
    Mercantile Stores
    Mercantile Stores Company Inc. until 1998, was a traditional department store retailer operating 102 fashion apparel stores and 16 home fashion stores in 17 states. The stores were operated under 13 different nameplates and varied in size, with the average store approximating . Store names...

     in 1998.
  • Steve and Barry's (90,000 sq. ft.) – Originally H.J. Wilson Catalog Showroom/Service Merchandise. Now Virginia College
    Virginia College
    Virginia College is a non Regionally Accredited chain of private for-profit post-secondary institutions located primarily in the Southeastern United States. It is a Proprietary college which, in comparison to traditional colleges or universities, offers classes related to specific professions...

    .
  • J. C. Penney
    J. C. Penney
    -External links:*...

     (200,000 sq. ft.)
  • Macy's
    Macy's
    Macy'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...

     (238,000 sq. ft.) – Original Dillard's location, relocated to Maison Blanche
    Maison 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....

     location in 1998 after Dillard's purchase of Mercantile Stores
    Mercantile Stores
    Mercantile Stores Company Inc. until 1998, was a traditional department store retailer operating 102 fashion apparel stores and 16 home fashion stores in 17 states. The stores were operated under 13 different nameplates and varied in size, with the average store approximating . Store names...

    . The location was sold to Saks, Inc. and became Parisian in 1998 and McRae's
    McRae's
    McRae'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:...

     in 1999. Saks sold the location to May Department Stores
    May Department Stores
    The May Department Stores Company was a national department store chain in the United States, founded in 1877 by David May. The company ceased to exist in 2005 when it was merged with Federated Department Stores, Inc . Prior to the merger it was headquartered in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri...

     and it became Foley's
    Foley's
    Foley’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 and renamed Macy's
    Macy's
    Macy'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...

     in 2006 after Federated Department Stores' purchase of May in 2005.
  • Mervyn's (82,000 sq. ft) (vacant)
  • Sears (241,000 sq. ft.)

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