Since announcing the coming soon Hobby Lobby of Opelousas nearly a year ago in August of 2023, significant progress has been made toward completing the popular crafts store. It now looks like an actual Hobby Lobby store with the updated exterior facade, the HUGE signage, and the wide open & brightly lit interior as seen in the photo below.
See 2023 post: https://developinglafayette.com/wp/hobby-lobby-coming-soon-to-opelousas-in-the-former-stage-space-next-to-ollies-outlet/
Located in the former Stage retail space at 5675 S I-49 Service Road, Hobby Lobby of Opelousas will offer many in and around the region a closer destination for all of their crafts & hobby supplies without needing to fight holiday traffic in Lafayette. And look, we love our dear city of Lafayette but, we know how much of a pain in the booty it is having to traverse that area of town where Hobby Lobby is located during peak traffic seasons. So to have a Hobby Lobby location just outside of Lafayette, may truly be a blessing for some with severe traffic anxiety. We will say though, you’ll still want to come to Lafayette to eat!
Fun fact: Hobby Lobby does not use barcodes on their items. They really just be keying in every item like it’s 1950.
As for the tentative opening date, the information we had last year was that they could be open in early 2024. Well, it is now mid-2024 and looking much closer to opening now versus then, obvi. We fully expect Hobby Lobby of Opelousas to be open before the start of the 2024 holiday season, which is fast approaching! Lordt.
