dan326 Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 13 hours ago, cajun said: That's a really poor business decision to shut down a profitable store because of the perception of the location. Their reasoning is probably because the mall is gone. But they are about to get more traffic in that area than probably ever before. Perhaps the building can be re-purposed to something that serves the distribution work in the area. Sucks that you are losing that job. Are you going to try Amazon? Thanks for the support. We thought that too or at the least that the extra traffic wouldn't hurt. Apparently the decision makers thought otherwise. Well they'll transfer us to the other locations but neither of really convenient for me so we'll see. I'm sure they pay well enough but I don't think I can do Amazon. For a side job I just want something easy. 48 minutes ago, richyb83 said: Sorry to hear that Dan326...it is sad. As young kids the Florida Blvd corridor was the place to be! Broadmoor theatre; Circle Bowl ; Cortana Mall; Billiards; Slick track racing ; Skate board park; haunted house ; Mary Lee donuts ....all gone. Florida Blvd Baptist church too.... The old 8 story Blue Cross bldg still remains vacant Sony's BBQ further east still does good business Thanks. Yup, the list goes on. I guess nothing can last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Guess this can go in Coffee House Videos show Tigerland bar patrons falling off a closed bridge. What should be done? https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_64a61488-56eb-11ec-995b-a3b0530d6976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan326 Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Lol! I'm surprised it isn't sectioned off? But then again these people are grown so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) On 12/7/2021 at 5:03 PM, richyb83 said: Guess this can go in Coffee House Videos show Tigerland bar patrons falling off a closed bridge. What should be done? https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_64a61488-56eb-11ec-995b-a3b0530d6976 A logical, well run city would have a temporary pedestrian bridge built nearby for the duration of construction....but that's not what Baton Rouge is anymore. Edited December 9, 2021 by cajun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun Posted December 9, 2021 Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/2/2021 at 10:50 PM, dan326 said: Thanks. Yup, the list goes on. I guess nothing can last forever. I think Florida Blvd is going to see a resurgence. But remember that bricks and mortar retail had major headwinds even before Covid with e-commerce taking over so much of their market share. The reformatting of Florida and Airline in that are will probably bring more gyms, grocery stores, apartments, and restaurants. Maybe even more distribution centers and light manufacturing in the areas around the Amazon facility. But it's never going to be a major shopping destination again, and probably shouldn't be. It will be more neighborhood focused development. Despite this, I would have sworn there was more than enough customers to support Old Navy. I do think that company has struggled to transition to e-commerce, and they are probably trying to figure out how to move in that direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan326 Posted December 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 10:49 AM, cajun said: I think Florida Blvd is going to see a resurgence. But remember that bricks and mortar retail had major headwinds even before Covid with e-commerce taking over so much of their market share. The reformatting of Florida and Airline in that are will probably bring more gyms, grocery stores, apartments, and restaurants. Maybe even more distribution centers and light manufacturing in the areas around the Amazon facility. But it's never going to be a major shopping destination again, and probably shouldn't be. It will be more neighborhood focused development. Despite this, I would have sworn there was more than enough customers to support Old Navy. I do think that company has struggled to transition to e-commerce, and they are probably trying to figure out how to move in that direction. Yeah, I can understand why Florida has arrived to it's current state. But hopefully Florida can at least be cleaned up and come back in a service/residential sense like the Broadmoor center. We have the customers but they just didn't like the area I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Interesting to see this shady message parlors....no real surprise Behind a web of illicit Louisiana massage parlors: casino money laundering, weak regulation https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_3425b9e0-82b9-11ec-ad68-e3376bd87d27.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan326 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 I knew something was up with those massage parlors. I live on Oneal Lane and wondered how two massage parlors with no customers & in such close proximity to each other where able to stay open for so long? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Yep me too Dan326.....i'm in the Millerville area ...same thing....didn't pass the smell test. Way more than messages going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 On 2/4/2022 at 2:25 PM, richyb83 said: Way more than messages going on. What did Richyb83 know and when did he know it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan326 Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 My mom and I joke that soon it'll be likethe old days that if you want to do "real" shopping you'll have to board the train down to NO like in the 1920's. https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_fecfd658-a6f9-11ec-8357-afbbbb23d2b6.html An Amazon store in Lakeside? Permit sought, but company strategy raises questions A permit application filed in Jefferson Parish on March 3 sought permission to remodel 4,657 square feet of retail space at Lakeside for "retail use." The permit listed "Amazon" as the business seeking the approval, which would have demolished a previous retailer's space and installed new "storefront, partitions, doors, lighting" and other elements. That same day, however, several media reports recounted Amazon's decision to shutter 68 brick-and-mortar retail stores, including ones known as Amazon 4-Star, Pop Ups and Amazon Books. Many of those, especially the 4-Star stores, carried toys and homegoods that were highly rated on Amazon's website. The 4-star stores, as well as the Pop Up kiosks, are often found in malls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb83 Posted June 20 Report Share Posted June 20 (edited) Cool story from right here in Baton Rouge....name well known across MLB & College Baseball Inside the Baton Rouge company changing how major leaguers choose their bats https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_0a5e5052-e995-11ec-bc1a-174b7b9288af.html Edited June 20 by richyb83 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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