Hammond Square

Located within a rural underserved GO Zone community, the Hammond Square Mall project in Tangipahoa Parish doubled the size of a previously enclosed mall, transforming it into an 870,000 SF open-air shopping center with five anchor stores. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the area’s population nearly doubled with the influx of displaced New Orleans residents. The Mall, which opened in September 2009, provides much needed retail services and employment opportunities and is projected to generate 70% of the City’s tax revenues. The project incorporated significant sustainability features, and is considered one of the county’s biggest economic drivers relative to revenue and job creation.