Britney Spears is giving a piece of her Las Vegas residency ticket sales to Louisiana schools

Britney Spears is giving a piece of her Las Vegas show to Louisiana schools.

The Kentwood native this week announced that $1 of every ticket sold for the next stretch of her Las Vegas residency show, Britney Spears: Piece of Me at the Planet Hollywood, through the end of the year will go to public schools in Louisiana through a partnership with the Louisiana School Boards Association.

"I am so proud to be able to give back to my home state and help the Louisiana School Boards Association," Spears said in a news release. "I can't wait to see all my amazing fans when I return to Vegas for my last run of shows this year!"

Spears, 35, grew up in Louisiana before becoming an international pop star. She began her four-year residency in Vegas in 2013. The final shows are scheduled to run from Sept. 3 through Dec. 31.

Scott Richard, executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, said that Spears' contribution is coming down through the LSBA Fund for Restoring Schools, which was formed after last year's catastrophic floods that affected several schools.

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