BATON ROUGE — Comedian Desi Banks was originally scheduled to perform at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater on Friday. The River Center and the comedian's team gave conflicting reports as to why the show was canceled.

According to the Raising Cane's River Center, the show was canceled because of "a scheduling conflict," and Banks' show will

be postponed until a new date is announced.

"Tickets for the postponed date may be redeemed for the new date once announced, or refunds are available at the original point of purchase. We apologize for any inconvenience," the River Center said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon.

Banks' personal assistant gave more details about the cancellation, telling WBRZ that he was “informed...that they canceled the show for BR for safety reasons.”

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