A massive sign featuring the world’s friendliest beaver will soon rise over a new Southern city.
Buc-ee’s has just broken ground on a new travel destination in Louisiana.
Work began on Monday, November 9th at the site in Lafayette, just off Interstate 10 with a ceremony attended by local community and business leaders, including the town’s mayor. According to a press release, Buc-ee’s Lafayette will offer travelers 120 fuel pumps and 74,000 square feet of clean bathrooms and shopping space full of homemade fudge, kolaches, fountain drinks, and the chain’s famous wall of jerky.
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The Lafayette branch is just one of two Louisiana locations of the Texas-born convenience store wonderland currently under construction. The other is in Ruston, off of I-20 in Northwest Louisiana. That is also expected to feature 120 gas pumps, sparkling clean bathrooms, and around 70,000 square feet of shelves full of Beaver Nuggets, Texas barbecue, and Buc-ee’s emblazoned merchandise. That is expected to open in Spring 2027, just in time for road trip season to kick off.
“This I-10 Louisiana location is finally happening, and we could not be happier to be here in Lafayette,” Stan Beard, Buc-ee’s Director of Real Estate and Development, said in a press release announcing the groundbreaking. “Buc-ee’s is the perfect place to stop for clean restrooms and great BBQ.”
In addition to giving travelers a welcome respite on the road (and the chance to buy Dr Pepper Icees), the stores are expected to generate millions in revenue and employ hundreds of workers in the communities.
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