LAFAYETTE — Work is officially underway on the new Buc-ee's coming to Lafayette. 

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday at the site of I-10 near Louisiana Avenue.

The 74,000-square-foot gas station, which will cost $72 million, is expected to open in early 2028. When it is finished, it will be the second Buc-ee's in Louisiana. The other location in Ruston is expected to open in April 2027.

"It was an easy decision; the culture of Louisiana was an easy decision. It was just a matter of finding the right location," Arch "Beaver" Aplin III, Buc-ee's CEO, said.