Baton Rouge’s retail real estate sector survives 2020, but not unscathed By Deanna B. Narveson - June 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint When the state was shut down in March 2020 in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the retail sector was hit particularly hard. Though essential businesses like supermarkets and hardware store… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.