A request to build a gas station near a residential neighborhood on the west side of Lafayette got OK’d by the Lafayette City Council despite opposition from nearby residents.
Council members voted 3-2 to grant a conditional use permit for the property at 801 Foreman Drive during a Tuesday night meeting, a move that came after the project was turned down by the Lafayette Zoning Commission in November.
Council members Elroy Broussard, Andy Naquin and Thomas Hooks voted in favor of the permit. Liz Hebert and Kenneth Boudreaux voted against it…