The INDsider -> Nathan Stubbs MON, JAN 18 10:51AM by Nathan Stubbs

City officials announce benefit concert for Haiti

At a press conference at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, City Parish President Joey Durel announced today that the city of Lafayette, in conjunction with Festival International and Le Centre International de Lafayette, will host a concert this Saturday to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. The show gets under way at 2 p.m. at Parc Internationale downtown. The admission fee is a minimum donation of $10. Proceeds from the show will be go directly to the American Red Cross, United Way, Southern Development Foundation, Art Creation Foundation For Children and Doctors Without Borders, to help address both immediate and long term needs in Haiti.

"We all know what it's like to experience tragedy and see the world open up its hearts to us following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita," Durel states in a press release. "With our cultural and language ties to Haiti, in addition to having some Haitians living in our community, we felt like this was a good opportunity to reciprocate."

The concert will feature Haitian musician BelO, who takes the stage begining at 7 p.m. The singer songwriter, whose music is described as a blend of reggae, soul and jazz, will perform solo and then sit-in for an all-star jam with Louisiana artists. Here's the full lineup and schedule:

2:00-2:45              Givers
3:00-3:45              Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie w/Special Guest Steve Riley
4:00-5:15              Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
5:30-6:45              Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars w/Special Guests Sonny
                             Landreth and Buckwheat Zydeco
7:00-7:40              BèlO (Haiti) (solo)
7:40-close            Louisiana All-star Jam w/ BèlO

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written by zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz , January 19, 2010 - 05:08 pm

sounds like a good concert. too bad some of the money is going to red cross and united way. we have no confidence in those groups anymore.

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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 19, 2010 - 06:09 pm

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, iffen ya won't donate, maybe ya could make ah pledge for 25 lbs of boudin and $10.00 cracklin for the long ride to da Haiti.

Actually there is a backlog of supplies presently in the area, but
the agencys are withhold supplies twarted by the Haitian Government, as the ruling administration and their couillion couzans gots first DUB"S on the first supplies....................

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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 19, 2010 - 06:11 pm

Ay, forgot ..... iffen ya trust an agency with the name southside in front, ya ah gone pe`con..............

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written by nor t hsidian , January 20, 2010 - 10:14 pm

What % of the money does anyone think will actually get to the victims?

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written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 22, 2010 - 01:51 am

""" NO MONEY DONATED IN LAFAYETTE IS BEING ALLOWED INTO HAITI, DUE TO THE STICKUM FOUND ON DOLLARS CIRCULATING IN THIS AREA,,,,,,,,,, THESE DOLLARS WILL STICKUM, TO THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT POLITICOS, JUST AS THEY DO HERE,THE HUMIDITY IN HAITI IS SIMILIAR TO LAFAYETTE......

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