Mall St. Vincent is an enclosed shopping mall located off Interstate 49 at 1133 St. Vincent Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana. It opened in 1976 on the 100-acre site of the original St. Vincent's Academy, a Catholic girl's school built by the Daughters of the Cross, from which it gets its name. The mall's main anchor store is Dillard's.
In 2014, the city government funded $16.5 million into Mall St Vincent, but the long-term fate of the facility remains in doubt. An outdoor fountain included in the remodeling project was by 2017 crumbling and without water, with plants surrounding the structure having died. In 2017, Grimaldi's Pizzeria and Gymboree closed their Mall St. Vincent operations. Online shopping and changing consumer habits have affected shopping malls; as many as one in four could close within the next five years.
On June 6, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing in September 2018.
After the Covid 19 pandemic, many retailers never reopened their doors in Mall St. Vincent. H&M, Francesca’s, Hollister, New York & Company, Kay Jewelers, and Aeropostale would never reopen, leaving their signs up as a reminder of what once was.
In 2023, Buckle, American Eagle, and Spencer’s relocated a few miles down the street to the University Place shopping center. Many began to speculate the closure of Mall St. Vincent was coming soon.
As a surprising twist of fate, in 2024 Mall St. Vincent lives on. The management began to occupy many vacant retail spaces with a non traditional approach. The former H&M became a movie and production studio, the former Grimaldis Pizzeria became a wedding and event venue, the former Spencer’s became a vinyl store, and many new local shoe stores were added.
In mid-2024, half of the food court from the Pierre Bossier Mall in the neighboring Bossier City relocated to Mall St. Vincent. Spud Nation and Dough Boys Pizza now occupy the former Great American Cookies and Nestle Toll House. Piccadilly Cafeteria remains a popular Sunday lunch spot for many residents of Shreveport. Dillard’s, Victoria’s Secret, Pink, James Avery, Auntie Anne’s and Bath & Body Works are the only chain stores that remain as many locally owned businesses have moved in.
