Charity Concert Series to Benefit "Safety Town"

Shreveport, La. – The Independence Bowl Foundation and the bowl’s title partner, PetroSun, have announced that a large portion of proceeds from the Earl Thomas Conley Charity concert on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium will go toward “Sheriff’s Safety Town”.

The Earl Thomas Conley concert is the first installment of the “PetroSun Independence Bowl Charity Concert Series”, which will feature a series of six concerts in Shreveport-Bossier over the next year. The remaining proceeds will benefit the “Every Kid Counts” charity, which is a public children’s charity co-founded by PetroSun CEO/Chairman Gordon M. LeBlanc Jr.

“The Shreveport Fire Department is honored to have the opportunity to be a part of Sheriff’s Safety Town,” said Shreveport Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran. “We ask you to support this event and our efforts to save lives through injury prevention education.”

“Sheriff’s Safety Town” is “a project of the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office and is designed to protect children by teaching safety skills and allowing them to practice those skills in a safe environment.”

Safety Town will be located on more than two acres of property facing Louisiana Highway 3132 between Walker Road and Jewella Avenue. It will include an educational building with two classrooms, a maintenance facility, and a small town with scaled down replica buildings sponsored by businesses and organizations in our community. Construction will begin soon for the facility.

“Teaching our children the importance of safety builds a stronger community,” said Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator. “Your support of Sheriff’s Safety Town will help.”

All tickets to the concert are general admission and are available for $10 and $15 through the PetroSun Independence Bowl’s office by contacting Adam Choate at 318.221.0712 or toll free at 888.414.BOWL. The bowl office is located at 401 Market Street, Suite 120 on the main floor of the American Tower in downtown Shreveport. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.