Fundraising efforts for the Murphy family are still going strong in Lafayette. Sammy Kershaw will headline a benefit concert tonight at Parc International in Lafayette from 6 to 10 p.m.Popeyes, Burgersmith, Pizza Hut and Coyote Blues locations in Baton Rouge and Lafayette sold the tickets for the concert.”We’re still collecting data on the ticket sales from various locations,” said Angie Doyle, director of marketing for TMC foods. “We’re also going to sell tickets at the gate.”Brian Murphy was brought home in time for his sister Nicole’s funeral, held Friday.”Brian is improving,” said LSU soccer coach Brian Lee. “Getting home seems to have been a real positive in helping him get better.”Lee said Louisiana’s Ochsner Health System donated the use of medical staff for the medevac plane used to bring Brian home from South Africa, where he, Nicole and their sister Kellie were struck by a drunk driver.Another benefit, “Soccer Midnight Madness,” will be held July 24 at Moore Park in Lafayette. from 10 a.m. to midnight.
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Lafayette to hold concert for Murphys
July 18, 2010