Tickets to 47th Annual Bayou Classic go on sale Friday 2 months 1 week 6 days ago Friday, January 08 2021 Jan 8, 2021 January 08, 2021 9:32 AM January 08, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Image from Bayou Classic 2019 Photo: The Advocate NEW ORLEANS – Tickets to the iconic collegiate gridiron matchup between Southern University and Grambling State University go on sale Friday (Jan. 8). In October, it was announced that the 47th Annual Bayou Classic would be temporarily moved to Shreveport, La. and played Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Independence Stadium. This announcement came after a decision of the SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors to postpone fall sports contests which also postponed the 47th Annual Bayou Classic until Spring and not as it is annually played in New Orleans each November.