Wonderful! Many unique items. A full grill, serving…read morebreakfast and lunch. It is a actually a gas station, with a bakery inside, with delicious lemon meringue, & coconut cream pies, large bunt cakes, pastries, and big cookies. They even have boudin, sausages, sandwiches, & bottles of local wines, with a large selection of Cajun seasonings, and frozen crawfish and other frozen items. They have perfectly cookable healthy Lousiana rice, books about Louisiana and about Louisiana cooking. Cajun lifestyle, history, beautiful, dishware, unique gifts, toys & puzzles for the kids, pralines and sweet candies and so much more!

French Market Express is a solid stop in Natchitoches, especially if you're in the mood for…read morepastries. They offer a little bit of everything yam cakes, beignets, and Tagos, which I tried. The Tagos were pretty good; basically a scone or biscuit with a filling, depending on how you see it. The staff is friendly, and even when it gets busy which is often the line moves fast. It may look like a simple convenience stop from the outside, but it offers much more, including grab‑and‑go salads and plate lunches. and plate lunches.

It's a C store that sells Chevron fuel.... it gets a "2" cause I've seen and been in cleaner C…read morestores and this includes the Restrooms.... the Men's room could've been & should've been cleaner.... if the Men's looked like that I'd hate to see the Women's.... note for any travelers.... On the plus side they do have a 4 slot condom machine on the wall of the Men's room... for 75 cents you can choose from the Original Rough Rider (Studded for Her Pleasure!), the Bikini (so thin it's like it's not there) or 2 different selections of Horny Goat Weed (THE All Natural sexual stimulant!)... Nothing much else to say really.... Happy travels

"Start" is our stop. Another one of our favorite secret…read morerendezvous stops is "Start." A little less known crossroads, near the Mississippi river delta in Cajun Country, on the Louisiana side, is this lovely little Travel place. Inside you will find a little local "Start deli Cajun cafe." There, you can find boudin balls, crawfish pies, meat pies, fried fish & shrimp plates on "Fish Fridays." You can get their "Start Fried Chicken" specials all week. Hamburger steak on Mondays, Fried Pork Chops on Tuesdays & Chicken Fried Steak on Wednesdays laissez les bon ton roulet! OuiOui. Moi loves the local cajun fried pies here. The crawfish pies have giant chunks of crawfish inside them, superb, the best ones I have ever had. I was born here in Louisiana. I grew up on both sides of the Mississippi River. It's very beautiful out here in Cajun Country, one of our most favorite, if not THE most favorite, most romantic, most secret rendezvous stops, is here, at "Start" in BFE Cajun Country. The outdoor dining area is fabulous to kick back & take in the fresh country air & views. Relax, have a cup of Community coffee while you pump your petro & stuff your pie hole with local cajun boudin balls. OuiOui. As Robert Frost so famously said: "Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Dr Chef Life Lesson #2 "Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories." Hollywood is fake & AI is only as smart or as stupid as the person programming/writing the code. Living in the real world is Reality. The AI Matrix is meant to enslave you, program you. Keep you from fulfilling your destiny. It's very important to travel, be close to Nature, as Travel, is the only thing that you can buy that makes you richer. There is no Matrix out here. No one to "program you" trapping you by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. "Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man, than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure." That's why "Start" is moi Stop. I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Live wild and Free. Added to moi lists of "most romantic places in America." And Favorite "seafood places lists." OuiOui. Highest Recommendations.

This was one of the better stops in this tiny town for refreshments & gas. However, the gas was…read morepumping very very slowly. It took us more than 20 mins to get the gas pumped. The good thing about this little convenience store, it was well stocked & had a place where you could use the vacuum. A great thing to have when your out in the country hunting & fishing in the wilderness, you tend to track debris in your ride. Hope the gas pumps will get fixed soon. Will return.

We made a quick stop for gas, restroom, and refreshments. There were plenty of gas pumps with…read moreworking pay at the pump units. It was easy to access and park. The restroom for both men and women were clean and well-maintained. The large and varied selection of soda pops and icees quenched our thirst for carbonation. The friendly greetings from the staff made this a surprisingly nice stop to refresh ourselves.

What a great and pleasant place to unwind after checking out Poverty Point. The food was good - the…read moreCajun fries were a must-try. The Catfish and hushpuppies were great, and the burger felt very homemade at a great value! Also, the Philly Cheesesteak was really cheesy and great. The Chicken Tender dinner with the gravy was a nice southern touch. Everyone was so nice and I felt very welcomed. The one woman working was busting out everything very well.

There are two gas stations/convenience stores relatively close to each other, and this is the one I…read moreprefer. Store is cleaner/newer. Also a little easier to get in/out of than the competing location. Usually stop here for newspaper and gas when we're in town.

For a small town convenience store, they had a lot of unique items: pickled eggs and locally brewed…read morebooze. I also found a clean bathroom. Good stop with a lousy parking lot.

Found this place from the locals!…read more For $5, you get healthy helpings of your choice/combination of grits, eggs, biscuits, bacon, pancakes. Most take food Togo, but there's a small eating area in the rear. They stop serving breakfast at 10am and switch over to lunch.