Bayou Classic Relocates to Houston

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DALLAS In the wake of hurricane Katrina, State Farm Insurance is using its sponsorship of the Bayou Classic football game between Grambling State and Southern Universities to promote homebuilding and charitable contributions to storm victims, the client said.

On Saturday, the day of the game at Reliant Stadium in Houston, fraternity and sorority members from the two universities will assemble two homes in the stadium parking lot that will later be reassembled in the New Orleans area, State Farm said.

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