BY ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana business editor Lafayette Consolidated Government has formally ordered the owner of a Willow Street cemetery to stop burials and work at the property. City-parish attorney Pat Ottinger sent Kevin Menard, who operates Serenity Gardens Cemetery, a cease-and-desist order this week after the Planning Commission and Parish Council failed to approve plans for the property. You can check out my story here. Also, an update on Tuesday's story regarding the University Avenue Overlay District story. I was incorrect in saying convenience stores with gasoline sales would still be allowed in the area, but a reader pointed out to me that they are not allowed in the overlay district. You can read the updated story here. |