The Al Copeland Foundation donated $50,000 to cancer research Friday as the late entrepreneur's eldest child began driving piles for the performance stage that his family trust is building in Lafreniere Park. The stage, long on the wish list of park boosters, will cost $130,000 to $150,000 and will be donated to Jefferson Parish when it is complete, Al Copeland Jr. said.
"The events and entertainment we get out of this will be off the charts,"