AI-powered downtown Lafayette nightclub heads to council vote amid safety concerns

A proposed downtown Lafayette nightclub featuring AI bartenders and automated systems is headed to the City Council on Tuesday, with its owner saying he is prepared to follow whatever conditions the council sets for the business.

Quintin Borel wants to open Plush Syndicate, a proposed 325-person nightclub at 201 Jefferson St., the former Bliss nightclub near Jefferson and Cypress streets. The council will consider introducing a conditional use permit Tuesday, with a final vote scheduled for Nov. 10.

The Lafayette Consolidated Government zoning commission recommended approval of the permit last month, despite a request from Downtown Development Authority CEO Kevin Blanchard to defer a decision…

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