Rouses to expand into St. Bernard Parish with Chalmette store

Rouses Markets to open first location in St. Bernard Parish

Rouses Markets will open its first St. Bernard Parish location in Chalmette.

Rouses is opening its first grocery store in St. Bernard Parish. See where and when.

Rouses Markets plans to open a new supermarket location in Chalmette next year, the Louisiana chain’s first store in St. Bernard Parish, officials announced Tuesday.

Rouses to expand into St. Bernard Parish with Chalmette store

The grocery is expected to open in the second quarter of 2027 on West Judge Perez Drive.

Rouses Reveals Plans For First Store In Chalmette, LA

Rouses Markets has announced plans for its 77th store – and first in Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish – at 8700 W Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette. Expected to open in the second quarter of 2027, the 47,694‑square‑foot store will fill spaces once occupied by Big Lots and Sav‑A‑Lot, transforming a dormant commercial corridor. As part of the project, Rouses will resurface the entire parking lot. “There’s real momentum in St. Bernard Parish right now, …