A New Orleans based coffee shop has opened its 1st location in the Jackson metro

PJ's Coffee of New Orleans opened a new location in the historic Fondren district on Wednesday.

The coffee shop is located at 3100 Old Canton Road, Ste. 100.

This will be the 10th location to open in Mississippi. Other locations include McComb, Picayune, Gulfport, Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, the Stennis Space Center, Meridian and D'Iberville.

The coffee shop began construction in early January, with hopes of opening in late February. 

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PJ's is open Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.— Friday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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