Jefferson Parish is spending more than twice as much moneyas anticipated on fill dirt for the Al Copeland performance stage in LafrenierePark, a project that has fallen slightly behind schedule after parish officialstemporarily halted work because of a code violation. The Patrons of LafrenierePark, an independent nonprofit group, still hopes to produce a fall concert serieson the stage, but the lagging construction makes that uncertain, Chairman BobEmery said Tuesday.
"We have thrown some tentative dates out there, but thestage is not being completed soon enough," Emery said.