Acadiana Business Advocate

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

Is Buc-ee's in negotiations to open a Lafayette store? Here's what we know.

By ADAM DAIGLE l Acadiana Business Editor

Welcome to another edition of the Acadiana Business Newsletter. Let's just get to the headlines.

The headline courtesy of KADN hit the internet with a thud late Monday: Buc-ee's is in serious negotiation to open a store in Lafayette.

It got everyone talking.

I couldn't get hard confirmation on it, but the report indicates the super-popular convenience store is eyeing the land on the southeast corner of the Louisiana Avenue exit at Interstate 10.

And now it begs the question: If Buc-ee's wants that land, will QuikTrip still build on the other side of I-10?

Read the full story here.

Have a great day. Thank you for reading.

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