Returning for the first time since 2019, the annual Kickoff Dinner is slated for Saturday, July 10 at the Shreveport-Convention Center. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., while the program begins at 6:45 p.m. Spears - the former LSU star - will begin speaking at approximately 7:15 p.m. with a brief audience Q&A to follow. The doors to the Shreveport Convention Center will open at 5:30 p.m. ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR, 2ND FLOOR OF THE SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER