The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is set to open its second Feather Fuel Travel Plaza on Friday, Oct. 30, with a grand-opening celebration scheduled for 10 a.m. at the new site in Iowa, Louisiana. The 14,000-square-foot facility sits on an 11-acre property at the intersection of Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 165, Exit 44, giving the tribe its first Feather Fuel location away from its casino resort property.
According to Tribal Business News, the new plaza is intended to serve nearby communities and travelers across southwest Louisiana, per the news release announcing the opening. The outlet reports the facility includes 24 gas pumps, seven dedicated diesel fueling lanes and a truck pad built to accommodate larger commercial vehicles. Those same specifications were detailed in a release carried by PR Newswire, which called the site a highly traveled intersection well positioned for interstate traffic.
What Shoppers Will Find Inside
Inside, the store will stock prepared food, coffee, fountain drinks and the usual convenience-store lineup, plus a selection of beer, wine, spirits and tobacco products, the same PR Newswire release states. The tribe plans to add more fresh-food options after the doors open, though no specifics on timing beyond “the near future” have been released.
The building itself carries design touches meant to tie it back to its owners: bronze accents, Coushatta cultural motifs and the tribal seal are worked into the plaza, per the release. It was designed by QK4 and Worth Group, the same source notes.
Second Stop for a Growing Brand
Feather Fuel currently operates one location, on the Coushatta Casino Resort property in Kinder, Louisiana, and the Iowa site marks the brand's first expansion beyond that property, according to the same account. David Sickey said the new store's opening supports the tribe's mission to foster regional economic growth and community development, per Tribal Business News.
That framing echoes separate coverage from Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Magazine, which likewise ties the expansion to the tribe's broader economic goals, and from Gator 99.5, which described the project as a sign the tribe is expanding its footprint and investing in more Louisiana communities.
Timing on the project has shifted. Tribal Business News had previously reported the facility was scheduled to open in summer 2026, while the later PR Newswire announcement set the opening for Oct. 30, 2026 — the date now confirmed for the grand-opening celebration.
