HAMMOND, La.  – Southeastern Louisiana Athletics will open the 2018-19 season with the annual Coaches' Caravan, which runs July 23-30 and is sponsored by the Lions Athletics Association (LAA).
 
New SLU head football coach Frank Scelfo will be featured on all five stops. Other Southeastern coaches will join Scelfo at each location. Each LAA Coaches' Caravan event will be held from 6-8 p.m. and admission is $5. In addition to having the chance to hear about the upcoming 2018-19 seasons from Lion and Lady Lion coaches, fans will also be able to enjoy food and drinks at each event.
 
The caravan opens in Amite on July 23 at the Florida Parishes Arena (1301 NW Central Ave). Scelfo will be joined in the Tangipahoa Parish seat by head men's basketball coach Jay Ladner, head baseball coach Matt Riser, head women's basketball coach Ayla Guzzardo and head men's golf coach Jake Narro.
 
From there, Southeastern heads to the L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge (777 L'Auberge Ave.) on July 24. Scelfo will be accompanied by his entire coaching staff, while Baton Rouge native and SLU head track and field/cross country coach Corey Mistretta will also be in the Capitol City.
 
The New Orleans area will be the next stop on the caravan on July 25, when the caravan stops at Messina's Catering (2717 Williams Blvd.) in Kenner. Scelfo, Mistretta, head softball coach Rick Fremin and head volleyball coach Jim Smoot will represent Southeastern in the Big Easy.
 
The opening week of the caravan closes on July 26 at the Old Rail Brewing Company (639 Girod Street) in Mandeville. Scelfo, Narro, Mistretta and head women's soccer coach Chris McBride will join Lion fans in St. Tammany Parish.
 
The caravan closes back in Hammond on July 30 at Our Mom's Restaurant and Bar (205 East Thomas St.). Scelfo, Ladner, Riser, Fremin, Guzzardo, McBride, Smoot and Mistretta all will be in attendance on the last stop of the caravan.
 
For more information on the Coaches' Caravan, contact the LAA at (985) 549-5091.
 
2018-19 LAA Coaches' Caravan – July 23-30, 2018
Admission at all stops - $5.00
Time: 6-8 p.m.
 
Monday, July 23
Location: Amite, Louisiana
Florida Parishes Arena (1301 NW Central Avenue)
Coaches: Frank Scelfo (football), Jay Ladner (men's basketball), Matt Riser (baseball), Ayla Guzzardo (women's basketball), Jake Narro (men's golf)
 
Tuesday, July 24
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
L'Auberge Casino and Hotel Baton Rouge (777 L'Auberge Ave.)
Coaches: Southeastern Football Coaching Staff, Corey Mistretta (track and field/cross country)
 
Wednesday, July 25
Location: Kenner, Louisiana
Messina's Catering (2717 Williams Blvd.)
Coaches: Frank Scelfo (football), Rick Fremin (softball), Jim Smoot (volleyball), Corey Mistretta (track and field/cross country)
 
Thursday, July 26
Location: Mandeville, Louisiana
Old Rail Brewing Company (639 Girod St.)
Coaches: Frank Scelfo (football), Chris McBride (women's soccer), Jake Narro (men's golf), Corey Mistretta (track and field/cross country)
 
Monday, July 30
Location: Hammond, Louisiana
Our Mom's Restaurant and Bar (205 East Thomas St.)
Coaches: Frank Scelfo (football), Jay Ladner (men's basketball), Matt Riser (baseball), Ayla Guzzardo (women's basketball), Rick Fremin (softball), Chris McBride (women's soccer), Jim Smoot (volleyball), Corey Mistretta (track and field/cross country).