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“Last Sunday’s Gulf Aid benefit concert is just the first in a series of food and music events planned by the Gulf Relief Foundation to raise additional relief funds,” said Sidney D. Torres, owner of SDT and Foundation board member. “Donations are still coming in and we expect a boost in donations from tomorrow night’s documentary airing on Fuse TV,” Torres said. Fuse is carried in New Orleans on Cox channel 359, DirecTV channel 339 and DISH channel 158.

Please join Mayor Mitch Landrieu at a Community Meeting to discuss resources and needs for businesses and workers impacted by the oil spill Tuesday, May 18, 2010 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Lindy Boggs International Conference Center UNO Research and Technology Park 2045 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 248 New Orleans, LA 70122

For this Earth Day anniversary, more than 30 groups and community residents of the Lower 9th Ward will join together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day at the Bayou in the Lower 9th Ward. At the Earth Day on the Bayou there will be information tables set up to talk about some of the environmental issues facing the Lower 9th Ward and Louisiana.

From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public’s right to water.

Mayor Elect Mitch Landrieu’s Cultural Development Transition Team is convening at Ashe Cultural Center, at 1712 O.C. Haley Blvd, at 6pm Thursday, April 1st, to hear suggestions from the public on cultural development issues. Please make plans to attend to share your ideas and recommendations.