You’ve likely seen the cars lined up for blocks on Youree Drive for the popular crawfish drive-thru, Rubba Boot Crawfish Co. A second location is now open to help alleviate some of that traffic on one of Shreveport’s busiest roads.
According to the Shreveport-Bossier Advocate, owner Barret Ross Olivier is opening a new Rubba Boot location.
Rubba Boot’s social media teased a second location the day before news of the second location broke. “Finna jam up Mansfield Rd. in Feb. with that otha Rubba Boot,” the team shared on their Facebook page.
The second location is now open at 9375 Mansfield Road in Shreveport, LA.
The Future of Smitty’s Pizza
The new location will replace Smitty’s Pizza. After their current owner sold the building, Smitty’s Pizza has relocated to 2525 Southside Drive in Shreveport.
“While we understand our landlord wanting to sell, the relocation will still be bittersweet for all of us at Smitty’s as I am sure for many of you,” Shelly and LeeAnne shared on Facebook. “Afterall, pizza has been at this location for over 40 years!”
“Southern Hills has been very kind to us and we will miss it and everyone from that area that has supported us. We also hope that they will still come visit us at our new location,” the post continued.
The owners confirmed that aside from a new location, Smitty’s Pizza will remain committed to cooking up the best brick oven cooked pizzas in town.
The owner’s did share their support of Olivier and Rubba Boot, stating, “to the new business coming in to our current location, we wish you the best. We hope that everyone will support it as the local community did us. After all, local supporting local is the reason Smitty’s Pizza is in business and will continue to be, just at a different location.”
Rubba Boot photo courtesy of Facebook/Rubba Boot Crawfish Company.
