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Kenner police arrest Youtuber accused of illegally filming inside Esplanade Mall

Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:39 am
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:39 am
Kenner police said they arrested 75 people for trespassing at the mall...


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Police received an anonymous tip on June 30 reporting that Pamaran and others posted a video online touring inside the mall.

The video, which had accumulated more than 293,000 views at the time of the investigation, showed portions of the mall's interior and the individuals recording their activities for publication online, according to police.


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This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 7:49 am
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:40 am to
Where’s the yt video
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:40 am to
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individuals recording their activities for publication online,


What were these “activities”?
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:41 am to
You really think this is that interesting?
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
35255 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:44 am to
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You really think this is that interesting?


Interesting enough for you to respond...
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 7:53 am to
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Interesting enough for you to respond...




Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:31 am to
They should be thrilled. That’s the most foot traffic that mall has had in years.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:49 am to
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You really think this is that interesting?


Most aren’t going to go into the Esplanade Mall so we need someone to take that risk… my thing is, if he got in and out, and this is based on a video, idk if they could prove it was him filming or when he got in there

Full disclosure, I went into the Lindy Boggs hospital one night, and me and friends once went to the abandoned Naval Base but didn’t go in
This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 8:54 am
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:53 am to
I didn’t realize it was shut down. I always went there in the 90s. It’s fascinating how well Lakeside Mall continues to thrive.
Posted by TheHarahanian
Actually not Harahan as of 6/2023
Member since May 2017
24574 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:55 am to

Is the Dillard’s clearance there closed?
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:55 am to
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I didn’t realize it was shut down


Partially shut down. I think the actual mall portion is shut down but target and dillards are open. Maybe a couple other things
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:57 am to
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Is the Dillard’s clearance there closed?


The "Dirty Dillard's", like my wife calls it, is still open... Dillard's and Target are the only two stores

Hard to believe that place closed, it was awesome back in the 90's... Only local mall that had a Structure.

Picked up many women back in the 90's wearing clothes from Structure...
This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 9:01 am
Posted by TheHarahanian
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Member since May 2017
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:00 am to
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Hard to believe that place closed, it was awesome back in the 90's

The neighborhoods around it had been going downhill, and when Katrina hit they all liberated merchandise from the mall.

The End
Posted by Jwils
Member since Jan 2012
1872 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:55 am to
End all social media and no, the irony is not lost.
Posted by UpToPar
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
23417 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 9:59 am to
I get it, but I'm not so sure we should be charging these kids with felonies and potentially ruining the rest of their lives over something we probably all did as kids, but we just didn't video it.
Posted by Tygerfan
Member since Jan 2004
33928 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:04 am to
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The neighborhoods around it had been going downhill, and when Katrina hit they all liberated merchandise from the mall.

The End




No.. The neighborhoods around it with the exception of Lincoln Manor are just fine. The problem after Katrina is that there was a huge influx of "people" from the New Orleans area. The mall chose to cater to them by opening stores that the locals would not shop at causing the locals to move on to Lakeside instead. The people they catered to obviously just went to the mall to hang out and steal, not spend money. Therefore, Lakeside has thrived and the Esplanade inevitably shut down.
Sadly, in Baton Rouge the mall of Louisiana appears to be suffering the same type of fate with people just there to hang out and cause problems.
Posted by boxcarbarney
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:46 am to
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I didn’t realize it was shut down. I always went there in the 90s. It’s fascinating how well Lakeside Mall continues to thrive.



Got taken over by urban wear stores, and quickly went to shite post Katrina.

I know some local businessmen approached the mall's owner and offered to help him get some better stores in there to help bring it back to what it used to be. The guy flat out refused. Then Ida came and put the final nail in that coffin.

We used to ride out bikes there, grab lunch at the food court (Dante's Pizza FTW) and hang out in the arcade. Its a shame its gone.
This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 10:48 am
Posted by Sharlo
Van down by the river.
Member since Oct 2021
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:50 am to
"Y'all can't be doing dat 'round Kennah-bruh."
Posted by Cenlabration
The Ville of Pine
Member since Apr 2021
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:13 am to
quote:

Only local mall that had a Structure.

Posted by John Casey
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2016
4555 posts
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:14 am to
quote:

It’s fascinating how well Lakeside Mall continues to thrive.


Lakeside is centrally located so that Mandeville, Metairie, and New Orleans residents can all access fairly easily.

There’s been a population shift in the Kennaire / Kenner area and not as families, anymore, to keep Esplanade small sustainable.
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