port , ▁Louisiana . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁a cre ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁St . ▁Vincent ' s ▁Academy , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁girl ' s ▁school ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁D augh ters ▁of ▁the ▁Cross , ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁gets ▁its ▁name . ▁The ▁m all ' s ▁main ▁anchor ▁store ▁is ▁D ill ard ' s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁fund ed ▁$ 1 6 . 5 ▁million ▁into ▁Mall ▁St ▁Vincent , ▁but ▁the ▁long - term ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁remains ▁in ▁doubt . ▁An ▁ ▁out door ▁f ount ain ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁rem od eling ▁project ▁was ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁cr umb ling ▁and ▁without ▁water , ▁with ▁plants ▁surrounding ▁the ▁structure ▁having ▁died . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Gr im ald i ' s ▁P iz zer ia ▁and ▁G ym b ore e ▁closed ▁their ▁Mall ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁operations . ▁Online ▁sho pping ▁and ▁changing ▁consumer ▁hab its ▁have ▁affected ▁sho pping ▁m alls ; ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁one ▁in ▁four ▁could ▁close ▁within ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁S ears ▁would ▁be ▁closing ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : S ho pping ▁m alls ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Build ings ▁and