21286 Highway 26
Jennings, LA 70546
Dollar General · Retail Property For Sale

This Dollar General is situated on LA Highway 26 about a half mile south of Pine Island Highway, also known as Route 102. The subject property has approximately 14,053 individuals residing within a five-mile radius of the property and over 24,130 individuals within a 10-mile radius. Jennings Airport and Interstate 10 are located approximately eight miles south. This Dollar General serves as the only general merchandise retailer for over 14,000 people in its five-mile radius. City Overview Jennings, is a small town located on Interstate 10 about halfway between two major cities in Louisiana, Lafayette, and Lake Charles. It is also halfway between Houston Texas and New Orleans Louisiana. Jennings is the seat of Jefferson Davis Parish (Louisiana has parishes rather than counties). Jennings is known as the” Cradle of Louisiana Oil”. Oil history in Louisiana began on September 21, 1901, when the state’s first oil well, located in the Jennings Field was brought in. Gas seepages in the area had been observed since the early days. A quintet of men from Jennings, after securing enough leases and free sale of simple tracts of land to justify development, presented the proposition to W. Scott Heywood, who was then on his way to fame as an oil operator. Heywood organized the Jennings Oil Company and started the first well. When drilling for his first well, a depth of 1,000 feet was reached without discovery. The situation looked discouraging, but the men had faith in the project and drilling was continued. Oilsand was encountered at 1,700 feet. After the drillers penetrated 110 feet of very prolific oilsand, the well came in pumping at a rate of 7,000 barrels per day. Jeff Davis Parish boasts over 356,328 acres of developed farmland. These lands bring in an annual crop valued at $55,330,000 including $20,160,00 in soybeans and $29,342,00 in rice. Other commodities include: high quality cattle, oats, milo (grain sorghum), corn, and wheat. Hundreds of wells, in addition to numerous streams and a network of canals supply the fresh water, which assures an unfailing crop of rice. Many farmers enlist the facilities of the Jennings Airport to plant and fertilize their rice by air. The diversity of the people and the communities that surround Jennings combine to form something for everyone. The area offers excellent Cajun cuisine, local music, a world-renowned fine arts museum, a turn-of-the-century general store museum, and a museum dedicated to the history of the telephone. Also, a wide range of antique and gift shops, historic homes and buildings, scenic wetland and byways, parks, majestic live oak and cypress groves, outdoor recreation including boating, hunting and fishing.