Shelter in Place, Meals to Your Door: How LSU Locked Down for Hurricane Francine

For students who are remaining on campus for the storm, for your safety, we are issuing a shelter in place order from 10 a.m. Wednesday until 1 p.m. on Thursday. This means that we are asking you not to go outside during those times, as there will be the possibility of flying debris, downed power lines and trees, and flooded streets. If you live on campus, meals will be delivered to your residence hall during the shelter in place timeframe. Please stay in contact with Residential Life staff for details.

Dear LSU Community, As Hurricane Francine makes landfall this evening, we expect the weather to deteriorate after 5 p.m. Please remember that the campus is under a shelter in place order until 1 p.m. Thursday. Consequently, the campus will remain closed on Thursday and remote classes for Thursday are cancelled. The Law Center, the School of Veterinary Medicine and LSU Online will reach out to their students and employees separately with instructions about Thursday. Announcements concerning Friday operations will be made after the storm has passed and we assess any impacts. During the storm, students living on campus should continue to follow instructions from Residential Life. Essential personnel on campus should stay in contact with their supervisors and follow any guidance provided by LSU's Emergency Operations Center. Employees who are NOT essential should NOT be on campus. Expect power outages; campus and local authorities are standing by to restore power as soon as possible, but this takes time after a hurricane. After the storm, stay off roads and use caution, as live power lines and trees can come down and flash flooding can occur. Check in safe on social media or alert loved ones that you are safe.

We are lifting the shelter in place order for campus, effective immediately. Please continue to use caution if you are moving about campus, and please be aware that some streets across Baton Rouge could be impacted and traffic lights may still be out. Authorities are working to restore power across our area as quickly as possible. Thank you for your cooperation during the storm, and we are pleased to report no major impacts to campus.