Downtown Lafayette bar surrenders alcohol permit

Arcadian Bar and Grill in Downtown Lafayette has agreed to surrender its alcohol permit and pay a $2,500 fine for selling alcohol to minors, according to the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.

Nite Town, also located in Downtown Lafayette, was fined $5,000 for selling alcohol to minors, ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert said in a news release.

Arcadian Bar and Grill on Jefferson Street was charged last year with its fourth offense of selling alcohol to a minor, Hebert said. Following a Dec. 11 hearing, the owner agreed to surrender the bar's alcohol permit and pay a $2,500 fine.

Owner Robert Zorn, as part of the agreement, cannot be an employee, manager or owner of any business that holds an alcohol permit at that location, Hebert wrote.

Nite Town, charged with its third offense of selling alcohol to minors and allowing minors on the premises, agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and implement measures designed to eliminate sales to minors in the future, he wrote.

The charges against both businesses stem from an undercover operation by the Lafayette Metro Narcotics Task Force.