Louisiana Businesses Designate Special Hours for Vulnerable Populations During COVID-19 Outbreak

Posted on 03/20/20

Carter’s Supermarket: Livingston Parish- Open from 7 am - 8 pm. 7 am - 8 am is reserved for senior citizens only

Kroger: Sulpher and Lake Charles hours have changed to 7 am- 10 pm.

BGC family of stores (Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market): Modified hours of 8am – 8pm. First hour of shopping is limited to senior customers. Offering a temporary 5% DAILY discount for senior citizens in all Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market and FRESH by Brookshire’s through May 5, 2020. The discount is available to guests age 60 or older with valid ID. Waived fees for all guests on Curbside orders, where available, through May 5, 2020.

Rouse’s: 7am to 8pm (all stores)

Walmart: 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Stores that open later than 7 a.m. will continue their regular starting hours. Beginning March 24, Walmart stores will host an hour-long senior shopping event every Tuesday for customers aged 60 and older. This will start one hour before the store opens. Pharmacies and Vision Centers will also be open during this time. Stores will have limits for customers in certain categories including paper products, milk, eggs, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, water, diapers, wipes, formula and baby food.

Albertsons: 7am to 9pm, until further notice. Beginning April 24, every Tuesday and Thursday from 7am to 9am will be reserved for those vulnerable shoppers, such as senior citizens, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.

Zuppardo’s (Metairie): 9am – 7pm daily. Senior Citizen Hour (must be over 65) on Wednesday’s 8am – 9am.

Audubon Market (St. Francisville): 7am- 7pm

The Fresh Market (Baton Rouge): Designated the time between 8 and 9 a.m. as a special shopping hour for seniors and those most at risk. Stores will continue to operate under normal business hours.

Calandro’s (Baton Rouge): Allowing seniors ages 60 and up, and individuals at higher risk for complication with Coronavirus to shop from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Stores will close at 6 p.m.

Soprano's Supermarket (Livonia): Monday – Sunday, 8 am - 6 pm

Breaux Mart: 8am to 7pm.

Ralph’s Market (Gonzales): 5am-9pm. Offering free personal shopping services to seniors age 65 and older.

Dorignac’s Food Center (Metairie): Senior Shopping Hours: 6:30-7:30am on Monday and Thursday

Hi Nabor: 8am to 8pm. Elderly and others with special needs, may shop 7am-8am daily.

Target: Target stores will continue to open at their regularly scheduled times and close no later than 9 p.m. Any stores that regularly close earlier than 9 p.m. will continue to close at their normal time. Updated store hours can be found at Target.com and are posted in stores. Target will reserve the first hour of shopping each Wednesday at stores nationwide for vulnerable guests – including elderly and those with underlying health concerns.

Winn Dixie: 8:00-9:00 am Monday- Friday is reserved for seniors and those at risk. Winn-Dixie locations will close at 9 p.m. nightly until further notice.

John’s Grocery (Livingston Parish): In protection of Senior Shoppers & those with compromised immune systems you may call & speak with the Floor Manager to place your order of 20 items or less. The manager will call back when your order is ready for curbside pickup. Closing nightly at 8:00 pm.

Piggly Wiggly (Rayne): 7am to 8pm Daily

Piggly Wiggly (Scott): 7am to 8pm Daily

Cashsaver (St. Martinville ): 7am to 8pm Daily

Oak Point (Central and Watson): 60 and older, 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Hours of Operation 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Trader Joe’s: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. beginning March 16

Walgreen’s: Most Walgreens locations, including 24-hour stores, will now be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. during weekdays until further notice. These store hours will also apply to weekends, while pharmacy hours on weekends will largely remain the same. For stores with shorter operating hours than 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., customers and patients should visit store locator for specific store and pharmacy hours. For Walgreens locations with a 24-hour drive-thru pharmacy, while the front of store will close at 9 p.m., the pharmacy drive-thru will remain open, as it always has, for 24 hours to assist customers and patients with their prescriptions. Pickup of other select products will also be available at drive-thru.

Academy: Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Doerr Furniture, Inc: 10am – 4pm. Monday through Saturday. 12pm – 4 pm Sunday for southshore only, Northsore location is normally closed on Sunday

Home Depot: Reduced operating hours to 6am-6pm

Best Buy: Beginning Monday, March 23, Best Buy is limiting access to stores and enhancing Curbside Pick-Up. Employees will be waiting outside stores and will go in and pickup online orders for customers waiting in their cars. For customers unsure of what to buy or who want to see a product in person before buying, Best Buy will limit the number of customers in stores to 10 to 15 at a time in order to allow for proper social distancing.

Old Navy, Banana Republic and Gap: Closing all stores for 2 weeks beginning March 19, 2020

Dick’s Sporting Goods: Closing all stores until April 2

Macy’s: Closed through March 31.

Acadiana Mall: Adjusting business hours to 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Sunday.

J. C. Penney Company: Temporarily closing its stores and business offices until April 2.

L Brands (Bath & Body Works, Victoria’s Secret and Pink): Closed through March 29.

Ulta: Closed as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 until at least Tuesday, March 31.

H&M: Closed until April 2

J. Crew: Closed until March 28

Coach: Closed until March 27

Ann Taylor & Loft: Closed until March 28

Lululemon: Closed until March 27

Under Armour: Closed until March 28

New Balance: Closed until March 27

Foot Locker: Closed until March 31

Sephora: Closed until April 3

Anthropologie: Closed until at least March 28

Ralph Lauren: Closed until April 1

Calvin Klein & Tommy Hilfiger: Closed until March 29

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