{"id":246873,"date":"2025-10-23T20:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/246873\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:01:07","slug":"massive-buc-ees-travel-center-breaking-ground-in-louisiana-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/246873\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Buc-ee\u2019s travel center breaking ground in Louisiana Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/article\/bucees-convenience-stores-consumer-report-2025-21092271.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Buc-ee&#8217;s<\/a> empire continues to expand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A new location for the convenience super store is set to open in Louisiana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Ruston, near Interstate 20 and Tarbutton Road. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy are expected to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s their selection of BBQ sandwiches, merchandise or clean restrooms, the beaver has attracted consumers all over the U.S. Founded in 1982 in Clute, Texas, the superstore has crushed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/state\/2025\/01\/24\/buc-ees-lawsuit-texas-gas-station-super-fuels-trademark-infringement\/77926582007\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">competition <\/a>while continuing to expand.<\/p>\n<p>The company believes bigger is better. Last year, they opened their largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/state\/2025\/06\/17\/how-many-bucees-locations-texas-2-new-stores-opening-2026\/84230728007\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">location <\/a>in Luling, replacing the brand\u2019s first family travel center with a 75,000-square-foot temple to highway convenience.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to know about the new location.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Per their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscom.com\/newswire-feed-two?p_p_id=teasersearchresults_WAR_searchportlet_INSTANCE_newswire_instance_2&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=normal&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_col_id=column-1&amp;p_p_col_pos=11&amp;p_p_col_count=14&amp;_teasersearchresults_WAR_searchportlet_INSTANCE_newswire_instance_2_pageNumber=1&amp;_teasersearchresults_WAR_searchportlet_INSTANCE_newswire_instance_2_struts.portlet.action=%2Fview%2FshowDetail&amp;_teasersearchresults_WAR_searchportlet_INSTANCE_newswire_instance_2_tagId=awire206126\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">press release,<\/a> the new travel center will cover 74,000 square feet and feature 120 fuel pumps. Inside, visitors will find Buc-ee\u2019s well-known favorites, including Texas barbecue, homemade fudge, kolaches, Beaver Nuggets, and an extensive selection of snacks, meals, and beverages.<\/p>\n<p>Buc-ee\u2019s claims\u00a0the Ruston location will bring more than 200 full-time jobs to the area, offering starting wages above minimum wage along with comprehensive benefits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ruston is a smart-growth town with a big attitude and the perfect location for us in NW Louisiana; that is a great combination for us, and we are honored to be here,&#8221; said Stan Beard, Buc-ee\u2019s Director of Real Estate and Development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buc-ee&#8217;s empire continues to expand.\u00a0 A new location for the convenience super store is set to open&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":{"0":"post-246873","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-top-stories","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}