Lawrence Park Porchfest is Saturday

The fourth annual Lawrence Park Porchfest will be Saturday at Lawrence Park in downtown Morgan City. All proceeds from the event go toward refurbishing the park’s playground.

Porchfest consists of live music being played on porches of homes surrounding the park. Music will begin at 11 a.m.

The Jacques O’Neal 3.17 Mile Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run will be held in conjunction with porchfest. The fun run starts at 8 a.m. and 3.17-mile run begins at 8:30 a.m.

Lawrence Park Porchfest is organized by Kiwanis Club of East St. Mary. Dr. Scott Sicard, a Morgan City dentist, started the fest in 2016 in memory of his son, Jacques O’Neal Sicard, who died in 2015 at just 5 months old. The 3.17-mile race distance represents Jacques’ birthday of March 17.

Sicard got the idea to hold a Porchfest in Morgan City after attending one in Cleveland while he was doing his oral surgery residency there.

X-Treme Athletics’ fair burgers, pastalaya, The Big Chill Sno -Balls, soft drinks, beer and shirts will be sold during the fundraiser. Fun jumps, face painting, train rides and animals from the Morgan City Petting Zoo will also be there.

Hal Bruni will play from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on the porch of Anthony Governale followed by Cliff Hillebran from 12:15-1:30 p.m. on the porch of Ferris and Bonnie Gilmore, Rick Lorenzo from 1:30-2:45 p.m. on the porch of Barry Dufrene, Deric Anslum from 2:45-4 p.m. on the porch of Ed and Bonnie Leonard, The FamBand from 4-5:15 p.m. on the porch of Greenwood Marine Management and Barry Dufrene.

Driftwood will conclude the music from 5:15-7:45 p.m. in the Lawrence Park gazebo. For more information, go to the Lawrence Park Porchfest page on Facebook.