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Armstrong's open new lighting showroom

April, 2007   Armstrong's Supply, whose retail lighting business was dealt a severe blow by the effects of Hurricane Katrina, has opened a state-of-the-art 5,000 square foot showroom in Metairie, LA. The new location is at 4305 Clearview Parkway, at the corner of West Esplanade Ave.

"We're happy to return to the lighting and home decor business" says Scott Armstrong, President. The new store was designed by Armstrong, who joined this family business in 1977 and is a third-generation owner. "We hoped to create a store that was unique in our market, a fine lighting gallery that also features a great selection of home decor and gifts. We're pleased with the final result."

The showroom is spacious and free-slowing, with attractive vignettes displaying chandeliers, lamps, mirrors, furniture, art and more. Armstrong and his staff take great efforts to search for distinctive merchandise to offer. "We want the shopping experience at Armstrong's to be unlike any other in the area" says Armstrong. 

Armstrong's Supply Company was founded in New Orleans in 1924 and operates four locations in Southeastern Louisiana.

The long road back from Katrina

January 8, 2006   Armstrong's Supply continues its recovery from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. Katrina struck the New Orleans area on August 29th, 2005, causing severe damage to 80% of the metropolitan area. Our Orleans Ave. headquarters location sustained major damage, with floodwater levels of 5' inundating the site for over two weeks. We were not able to gain access to our New Orleans building until September 15.

The weeks immediately following our return to the area produced a flurry of activity. We relocated our headquarters operations to a new building in Mandeville, LA, forty miles north of New Orleans. Fortunately, our existing Mandeville sales branch received no substantial storm damage. We opened a new commercial sales branch in Jefferson, just west of town, and began conducting business the morning of September 30.

Rebuilding in the New Orleans area, post-Katrina, poses a unique set of challenges. We re-opened our New Orleans location in a temporary building March 1, 2006, becoming the first electrical distributor to reopen in New Orleans following the storm. Clean-up and demolition took nearly four months, and we are just now starting the rebuilding effort. Armstrong's plans to return to full business operations in New Orleans in the Fall of 2008.

 In July, 2006 we began construction of a stand-only lighting showroom in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie. This state-of-the-art facility will open in Spring 2007 and will be the largest and most modern lighting store in the immediate area.