- Construction is underway for Louisiana’s first Buc-ee’s travel center in Ruston, targeting an opening by May 2027.
- A second Louisiana location is also being built in Lafayette, with an expected opening in summer 2027.
- The Ruston store will feature Buc-ee’s signature items like brisket and Beaver Nuggets, but will also include local flavor with boudin.
- Officials anticipate the new travel center will employ 200 workers and attract significant economic development to the area.
Construction is booming on Buc-ee’s first Louisiana travel center in Ruston with walls up, a roof on, fuel tanks buried and interior streets being poured.
“It’s incredible,” Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker said this week in an interview with USA Today Network. “They’re really moving fast.”
Buc-ee’s has targeted its Ruston center opening for April or May of 2027, Walker said…