Franklinton, Louisiana · Established 1996

Big's Place

A Highway 438 country store for three decades — a hot plate-lunch counter, a full general store, and the things you need to fix something.

Open Daily 6 AM – 10 PM Hot Lunch Every Weekday Since 1996
The Big's Place storefront on Highway 438 in Franklinton, Louisiana
53148 Highway 438 · Franklinton, LA
The 'Welcome to Big's Place' sign at the country store
Welcome to Big's Place

The Store

Three decades on Highway 438.

Since 1996, Big's Place has been a fixture of Franklinton — older than most of its customers' kids. Run by the Knight family, it's the kind of country store that's equal parts neighborhood grocery, package & tobacco stop, and a hot-lunch deli counter where the plate of the day comes with sweet tea.

It's a real Washington Parish institution: a couple thousand neighbors follow along for the daily lunch special, and hundreds more have made it a stop on Highway 438. Groceries, cold drinks, beer & wine to go, firewood, live bait, and a little hardware aisle for whatever needs fixing — it's all under one roof.

The Lunch Counter

A weekly rotation of Southern home-style plates.

The General Store

More than groceries — the stuff you need to fix something.

Hardware and fix-it supplies available at Big's Place

Hardware

PVC & Shark Bite fittings, tools at the register

The refrigerated drink cooler at Big's Place

Cold Drinks

A full cooler, kept stocked

Bundles of firewood for sale at Big's Place

Firewood

Bundled and ready to load

Live bait available at Big's Place

Live Bait

Nightcrawlers for the next trip out

Leather belts and goods at Big's Place

Leather Goods

Tooled belts & handmade pieces

Beer and wine selection at Big's Place

Beer & Wine

Package to go, plus tobacco

From the Neighbors

Big's has great food and also what you need on the go. They even have the stuff you need to fix something.

— A Franklinton customer

Come See Us

On Highway 438, where we've always been.

Find Us

53148 Highway 438
Franklinton, LA 70438

Washington Parish

Hours

Open Daily
6:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Hot lunch served midday, every weekday

Call Ahead

(985) 848-2956

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