North Shore Square


North Shore Square was a shopping mall in Slidell, Louisiana. The mall was the largest mall on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, the 5th largest mall in the New Orleans area, and the 11th largest mall in Louisiana.
The mall is home to three anchor stores, Dillard's, At Home and Conn’s, and had approximately 6 other stores in the interior shortly before its closure. All three anchor stores are on one level. The mall did not flood during Hurricane Katrina and experienced no serious damage. The mall formerly had Mervyns as an anchor store, but closed shortly after the storm when Mervyn's pulled out of the Louisiana market. The store was eventually replaced by Burlington Coat Factory, which closed due to corporate downsizing, and was later replaced by Conn’s. Sears closed in June 2014 and was replaced by At Home. JCPenney closed on July 31, 2017.
The mall struggled partially due to increased internet-based sales as well as an open-air shopping center located on the opposite side of town, to which it lost some of its tenants.
North Shore Square came under new ownership in November 2006, after Toronto, Ontario, Canada based Revenue Properties Company Limited purchased the mall's New Orleans based owner, Sizeler Property Investors. There was also a food court in the mall that consisted of Chick-fil-A, a pizza place, Auntie Anne's, a grill, a NOLA wings franchise, and a Mexican cafe, all of which have since closed.
In early April 2019, it was announced by Morguard that the mall’s interior would be closed, which has occurred as of July the same year, with the company planning to convert the mall into an open-air shopping center at some point. This leaves At Home, Conn’s, and Dillard’s as the only remaining open stores on the property.