Love’s opens new travel stop in Louisiana

Includes 125 truck parking spaces, RV hookups and dining options

Love's Travel Stop in Mandeville, LouisianaOKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 16, 2026 – Love’s Travel Stops expanded its footprint in Louisiana, with the opening of a new store in Mandeville. The newest travel stop is Love’s first location on Interstate 12, conveniently located off exit 68 at 66595 Wadsworth Parkway. The travel stop adds 125 truck parking spaces to Love’s network and fills a gap in a popular travel route on Interstate 12.

This store includes Love’s fresh food items such as sandwiches, salads, wraps and fresh-cut fruit prepared on-site daily, Godfather’s Pizza and Hardee’s. Love’s is one of the largest food service operators in the country.

As a new Love’s, the new travel stop has space for EV chargers allocated to be able to quickly partner with local utility companies and install EV charging stations should there be customer demand.

In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will donate $2,500 to Lakeshore High School, $2,500 to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Louisiana and $5,000 to the Manning Family Children’s Hospital. In addition, Love’s district managers work with eligible nonprofits in their area to make donations through community grants on an annual basis.

New store facts and services include:

  • 15,228 square feet
  • 125 truck parking spaces
  • 70 car parking spaces
  • Eight diesel bays
  • Three RV hookups
  • RV dump
  • Nine bobtail parking spaces
  • Seven showers
  • Laundry facilities
  • Dog park
  • CAT Scales
  • Godfather's Pizza
  • Hardee's
  • Love’s fresh food items
  • 76 jobs added

About Love’s

Love's has been fueling customers' journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and-operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with nearly 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company's core business is travel stops and convenience stores with 670 locations in 42 states. Love's continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love's serves and maintaining an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the company's award-winning culture. To find out more about Love's, follow us on social or apply for a job, click here.