# Cortana Mall

Baton Rouge, LA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-e2cae8fb7e` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/baton-rouge-cortana-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-e2cae8fb7e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-e2cae8fb7e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-e2cae8fb7e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | logistics | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Amazon distribution center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2021 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 140 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Amazon | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Dillard's Clearance Center would be closing on May 2, 2021, which would leave the mall completely vacant.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall
- **after_notes**: “An Amazon distribution center now occupies the land.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall
- **status**: “In December 2021, the site underwent redevelopment into a distribution center for Amazon.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall
- **strategy**: “In December 2021, the site underwent redevelopment into a distribution center for Amazon.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall

## Anchors

H. J. Wilson Co., Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Mervyn's, Goudchaux's/Maison Blanche

## Parties

- Mall Properties — owner (from text) (1976–2012)
- Lenders — owner (from text) (2012–2013)
- Moonbeam Equities — owner (from text) (2013–2021)

## Timeline

- 1976: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1976: Mall opened
- 1977: Fifth anchor H. J. Wilson Co. opened
- 1987: Sixth anchor Mervyn's opened
- 1991: Interior renovation and security update
- 1997: Rebranded as Mall at Cortana
- 2005: Towne Center at Cedar Lodge opened nearby
- 2012: Mall Properties sold to lenders
- 2013: Moonbeam Equities purchased mall for $6 million
- 2021: Demolition began
- 2024: Amazon distribution center opened

## Deals and debt

- 2017 listing: 4000000.0  ← Moonbeam Equities  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall
- 2013 sale: 6000000.0 Moonbeam Equities ← Mall Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Cortana Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was at the intersection of Airline Highway and Florida Blvd. It was last owned by Moonbeam Equities of Las Vegas, Nevada. It opened in 1976 and was demolished in 2021. An Amazon distribution center now occupies the land.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortana_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cortana Mall, Baton Rouge, LA." Record m-e2cae8fb7e, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/baton-rouge-cortana-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_batonrougecortanamall,
  title = {Cortana Mall, Baton Rouge, LA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/baton-rouge-cortana-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-e2cae8fb7e, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.