en ney , ▁Con n ' s , ▁Bur ling ton ▁Co at ▁Factory , ▁and ▁Bed ▁Bath ▁And ▁Bey ond ▁as ▁anchor ▁stores . ▁ ▁Mall ▁history ▁Bu ilt ▁by ▁Bud dy ▁T ud or ' s ▁family - owned ▁construction ▁company ▁from ▁P ine ville , ▁Alexand ria ▁Mall ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁with ▁J CP en ney , ▁S ears , ▁Be all - L ad ym on ▁( a ▁chain ▁based ▁in ▁Sh re ve port , ▁Louisiana ), ▁and ▁local ▁department ▁stores ▁We iss ▁& ▁Gold ring , ▁Green ' s ▁and ▁Well an ' s . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁m all ▁also ▁featured ▁a ▁two ▁screen ed ▁Cinema ▁called ▁Cinema ▁I ▁& ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁General ▁Cinema ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁An ▁expansion , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁added ▁the ▁department ▁stores ▁D ill ard ' s ▁and ▁Mer v yn ' s , ▁and ▁several ▁additional ▁stores ▁and ▁a ▁food ▁court . ▁Cl othing ▁store ▁Stein ▁Mart ▁and ▁Sam ▁Go ody ▁later ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁Well an ' s ▁space . ▁In ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁m all ' s ▁expansion , ▁local ▁p izza ▁che fs ▁cook ed ▁a ▁ 6 5 0 - p ound ▁p izza . ▁ ▁Be all - L ad ym on ▁was ▁acquired ▁and ▁renamed ▁by ▁Stage ▁St ores ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁m all ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁J