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CenturyLink Center In Bossier Announces LSU-La Tech B'ball Game For 2020

Courtesy: Chuck Smith / Red River Radio News

FUTURE SPORTS EVENT -  While  the  big  sporting  event  on  everyone’s  mind  this  week  is  the upcoming  Independence  Bowl  in  Shreveport  where the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs  will  face the University of Miami Hurricanes  later this Thursday.   CenturyLink Center in Bossier City  has  announced  another  big  sports event to take place there in November 2020  between LSU and Louisiana Tech Men’s Basketball teams.  It will be  a non-conference game  that  is expected  to  be  a  sellout.  Rebecca  Bonnevier  is  General Manager for ASM-Global CenturyLink Center, she explains when tickets for the game may  be  available.

I think the best time for us to do this is in March 

Credit Courtesy: Chuck Smith / Red River Radio News
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Courtesy: Chuck Smith / Red River Radio News
Bossier Mayor Lo Walker holds a basketball as members of the media ask questions and take photos during an announcement of the LSU-La. Tech basketball match coming in 2020.

sometime to be able to announce the prices and for tickets to go onsale,"explained Bonnevier. "But we wanted to get the news out now because Louisiana Tech is here in the market and participating with football at the Independence Bowl; we really want all the sportsfans that are going to be here through the holidays get the great news now."

The LSU-Louisiana Tech basketball match-up will take place  November 24th, 2020. This event  was organized by CenturyLink Center, the City of Bossier, the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission and Russ Potts Productions, Inc.

Credit Courtesy: Chuck Smith / Red River Radio News
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Courtesy: Chuck Smith / Red River Radio News

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.