# Acadiana Mall (former Selber Bros. site)

Lafayette, LA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-09215fab42` · release 2026-10-21

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | retail | none |
| What is there now | new, larger building for JCPenney | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1990 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1991 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Dwight Andrus Development, Robert B. Aikens & Associates, and Homart Development Company | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | JCPenney | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **enclosed**: “Acadiana Mall (French: Centre commercial de l’Acadiana) is an enclosed regional shopping mall in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning-30b-a3b

## Anchors

Selber Bros.

## Parties

- JCPenney — developer (1991–)

## Timeline

- 1990: Selber Bros. closed
- 1990: JCPenney announced relocation and demolition of former Selber's site
- 1990: Closed
- 1991: New JCPenney store opened
- 1991: Retrofit: redevelop

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

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. Construction began that year, and the mall opened on March 28, 1979, featuring Sears, Goudchaux's, Selber Bros., and D. H.

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

## Sources

- Acadiana Mall — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadiana_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Acadiana Mall (former Selber Bros. site), Lafayette, LA." Record n-09215fab42, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/lafayette-acadiana-mall-former-selber-bros-site/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_lafayetteacadianamallformerselberbrossit,
  title = {Acadiana Mall (former Selber Bros. site), Lafayette, LA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/la/lafayette-acadiana-mall-former-selber-bros-site/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-09215fab42, 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.