re: Buccees to Lafayette officially announced. Store to open 2026

Posted by Samso

nyc

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:14 pm to Granola

Will they even dare to try serving Boudin?

Posted by SteelerBravesDawg

Member since Sep 2020

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:17 pm to Granola

Buccee's kicks arse.

Posted by dewster

Chicago

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:17 pm to kywildcatfanone

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Went once to the one in Richmond. Don't get the hype.

There are some teething issues with brand new ones. But they are very impressive parts of the landscape once they hit their stride.

This post was edited on 12/13/24 at 5:18 pm

Posted by aTmTexas Dillo

East Texas Lake

Member since Sep 2018

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:19 pm to Granola

Need to be able to get a shrimp sandwich or poboy there. This should be the one Buc-ees that has a section for local cuisine.

Posted by PowerTool

The dark side of the road

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:28 pm to Granola

Will it have a full liquor store and games?

Otherwise, I'll keep stopping in Rayne or Jennings.

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Posted by jennyjones

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:30 pm to habz007

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Buccees is the place you want ideally located 3-4 hrs from your starting point on your way to presumed final arrival destination somewhere in Texas or in the Southeast or Florida beaches.

I don’t think it’s something you crave in or near your hometown. How many people in Lafayette are truly clamoring for clean gas station bathrooms? Just go home ETA: for other Louisiana travelers. If you’re leaving Lake Charles and headed east or you’re leaving BR and headed west … if your first stop is in Lafayette an hour away, you’re doing it wrong. Unless you want boudin or cracklins for the trip.

Exactly this

This location is halfway between the new one opening outside Gulfport and the existing one in Baytown..... About 3 hours from each one

Posted by GreenRockTiger

vortex to the whirlpool of despair

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:37 pm to habz007

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you’re leaving BR and headed west … if your first stop is in Lafayette an hour away, you’re doing it wrong.

don’t tell me what to do

Posted by Granola

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 5:38 pm to SteelerBravesDawg

It has a cult like following.

Posted by Spankum

Miss-sippi

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:10 pm to crewdepoo

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Still don't get the obsession with a gas station

Well, you have to agree…it is the cream of the crop as far as gas stations are concerned.

Posted by Chief Hinge

There and Here

Member since Sep 2018

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:25 pm to Granola

Main takeaway here is simple. It’s a win for economic growth in the state I live in.

Posted by notiger1997

Metairie

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:30 pm to Galactic Inquisitor

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Great, an oversized Circle K to frick up traffic.

Typical mouth breathing La baw view.
Yeah let’s just stick with our gas stations with high as a kite a-hole tards working up front and restrooms filled with toilet water on the floor, graffiti, and smells from hell.
Probably is a lot like their trailer bathroom.

This post was edited on 12/13/24 at 7:03 pm

Posted by Indefatigable

Member since Jan 2019

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:34 pm to notiger1997

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Typical mouth breathing La baw view.

I liken it to the feud the La Legisture has going on between building a new bridge in BR or LC.

We need them BOTH, ASAP. The I-10 corridor more broadly, and efficient access through it, is the most important factor in Louisiana’s economy. I’ll gladly accept any investment into it.

But the citizens of Louisiana, particularly south Louisiana, find it more appealing to hate everything that happens.

This post was edited on 12/13/24 at 6:36 pm

Posted by Limitlesstigers

Lafayette

Member since Nov 2019

3797 posts

Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:38 pm to Granola

My grandma lives in Maryview Farms. They better build a ton of retention/detention ponds because that area cannot take all that concrete.

Posted by kywildcatfanone

Wildcat Country!

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:40 pm to Granola

It was nice, but all the merch and food was overpriced.

Posted by crewdepoo

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:42 pm to Spankum

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Well, you have to agree…it is the cream of the crop as far as gas stations are concerned.

Does it have a live tiger?

Posted by PowerTool

The dark side of the road

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Posted on 12/13/24 at 6:52 pm to Samso

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Will they even dare to try serving Boudin?

IDK, but...we have boudin in Texas. And there are also tons of frozen boudin options in the food supply catalog...which is where most of the Louisiana gas station boudin comes from.