Game program and newspapers for the 40th Bayou Classic

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(a) Game program for the 40th Bayou Classic. The front cover features a full-page color illustration depicting football players and marching band members from Grambling State and Southern University. There are grey and red stripes going across the top it reads [BAYOU] on the proper right and [CLASSIC] on the proper left. There is a black section above the stripes. There is a white number “40” at the top center. It is outlined in black and gold. There is a circular Bayou Classic on top of the “40”. It is red on the top and black at the bottom. It has white text which reads [BAYOU CLASSIC / GRAMBLING SOUTHERN]. There is a gold fleur-de-lis in between “Grambling” and “Southern”. The center of the circle is white, with a blue silhouette of the state of Louisiana.

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