LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The long-awaited opening of the new Rouses supermarket in Lafayette will finally happen this week.

Rouses Markets will unveil its newest Lafayette store with a grand opening at 8 a.m. Thursday. Located at 1810 Camellia Boulevard, the 55,000-square-foot supermarket will serve as an anchor for a 15-acre retail center adjacent to the Village of River Ranch.

The Camellia Boulevard location represents the company’s fourth store in Lafayette Parish. It joins the East Milton Avenue store in Youngsville, Rouses Markets’ initial venture into the parish, which opened in early 2009, and the Bertrand Drive and Johnston Street stores in Lafayette, both opened in the in the 2010s. This also marks the company’s 65th store overall.

Rouses CEO Donny Rouse, a University of Louisiana-Lafayette alumnus, said in a news release he wants "to bring the Rouses Markets experience to every corner of Acadiana.”

To celebrate the grand opening, Rouses Markets will be presenting checks to several local charities immediately following the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8 a.m.

“Being consistently voted the best grocery store across the Gulf Coast is a reflection not only of our stores but also of our unwavering commitment to community," Rouse said.

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