Trader Joe's is opening a dozen new locations in 2025: Lafayette not one of them

(NEXSTAR) — Trader Joe’s, a grocery-store chain known for its individually priced bananas and often “challenging” parking lots, is planning to open at least a dozen new locations in 2025.

For those who have been wishing for a Trader Joe's in Lafayette, it's not good news.

The company’s website currently lists 12 planned locations “opening soon” across seven states and Washington, D.C. (A representative for Trader Joe’s confirmed to Nexstar that all of those locations are expected...