Southland Mall (Houma, Louisiana)

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Southland Mall
Southland Mall (Houma, Louisiana)
Opening date1969 [ citation needed ]
Management Morguard [ citation needed ]
No. of stores and services75[ citation needed ]
No. of anchor tenants 3 (2 open, 1 vacant)[ citation needed ]
Total retail floor area 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2)[ citation needed ]
No. of floors1 (3 in Dillard's)[ citation needed ]
Website southlandmallonline.com

Southland Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Houma, Louisiana, United States, at the intersection of Bayou Gardens Boulevard and West Park Avenue.[ citation needed ] It was remodeled in 2006. [1] The mall had required a curfew in 1996 because of teens fighting. [2] In 1998, the mall added a Santa fixture. [3] The movie theater closed in 2007. [4] Scooters were used for security in 2010. [5] During the summer of 2016, the Sears, which opened in 1966, closed after poor sales, as well as other Sears stores across the U.S. [6] Anchor stores are Dillard's and JCPenney.

References

  1. Clifford, Jan (February 26, 2006). "Southland Mall plans fresh new look". The Houma Courier . Houma, LA . Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  2. "Louisiana sheriff proposes curfew after teens fight, stampede at mall". The Dallas Morning News . Dallas, TX. Associated Press. December 31, 1996. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  3. "Houma mall Santa a fixture that lights up holidays". The Advocate . Baton Rouge, LA. December 24, 1998. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  4. Fontenot, Brian (December 9, 2007). "The last picture show: Southland Cinema closes". The Houma Courier . Houma, LA . Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  5. Schmidt, Kathrine (December 12, 2010). "Electronic scooters provide security help at Southland mall". The Daily Comet . Thibodaux, LA . Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  6. Writer, Maki SomosotStaff. "Houma Sears among 10 stores closing nationwide". Houma Today. Retrieved 2019-01-01.

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