News release Public Information Office  SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Spring 2004 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 7/27/05   SOUTHEASTERN “MEET THE COACHES” TOUR AUG. 3-5 IN MANDEVILLE, BATON ROUGE, AMITE        HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University head football coach Dennis Roland and new men’s basketball head coach Jim Yarbrough will a head a north shore “Meet the Coaches Tour” next week with stops in Mandeville, Baton Rouge and Amite.        The tour begins Aug. 3 in St. Tammany Parish when the head coaches along with Southeastern athletes from St. Tammany and Washington Parishes visit Benedict’s, 1144 N. Causeway Blvd. in Mandeville. The event, sponsored by the FELions, begins at noon. Tickets are $13, and fans wishing to attend should call 985-549-2150 for reservations.        Also on Aug. 3, fans from the Baton Rouge/Denham Springs/Gonzales area can meet the head coaches and Baton Rouge area athletes when the Red Stick Alumni Chapter hosts the second leg of the coaches’ tour from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Baton Rouge home of David Brian, 19444 Perkins Road. Free jambalaya will be served.        The Florida Parishes Arena in Amite will be the tour’s final stop from 4-6 p.m. on Aug. 5.  The event, hosted by the Tangi Alumni Chapter, is free to the public and will also feature free jambalaya.        During the tour, Southeastern fans and friends will have the opportunity to talk about the Lions’ 2005 football team, which is set to play its inaugural Southland Conference slate, as well as the 2005-06 Southeastern basketball team, which is coming off two straight SLC regular-season championships and its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Championships.        Football schedule cards posters and season ticket order forms will be available. For more information, contact the Southeastern Alumni Association at 985-549-2150 or 1-800-SLU-ALUM.