Thursday, November 12, 2020 BusinessInsider Baton Rouge retailers hopeful for healthy holiday season following spring slump By Holly Duchmann - November 12, 2020 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint (iStock) Following the shutdown of retailers earlier this year at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, local shop owners are concerned about what another shutdown from rising cases could mean for their traditional holiday shopping season. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.