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Originally posted by NotFromHere
LOS ANGELES - Four Louisiana-born stars — Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Aaron Neville and Tim McGraw — will headline a televised charity concert to air live on Friday for victims of Hurricane Katrina, NBC said Wednesday. McGraw's wife, country star and Mississippi native Faith Hill, will also perform.

Plans for the one-hour, commercial-free show, called “A Concert for Hurricane Relief,” were announced.

In addition to music, the special will feature appearances by movie star Leonardo DiCaprio and other (hopefully bigger, more interesting) celebrities.

A buddy of mine who lives in Houston says that his wife's parents lived in New Orleans and lost everything. They are living with one of the daughters. One of the wife's sisters and her husband and 3 kids have come to live with them in Houston. They also lost everything. He says it's hard for them to be happy about having gotten out in time only to have nothing to return to. They estimate about a month to get electricity back.

I work with a number of people who are originally from NO and have family there, or formerly there. One of our paralegals has 17 family members staying with her and her (soon to be ex?) boyfriend.