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.[3] Construction began that year,[4] and the mall opened on March 28, 1979, featuring Sears, Goudchaux's, Selber Bros., and D. H. Holmes as anchor tenants.[5]