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Suspicious package, September 22, 2025

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Monday, September 22, 2025LAsuspicious packageemergency notificationmedium confidence

UnfoundedNo evidence of an actual threat was found. The institutional response is documented because the alert communication is identical to what would occur during a real incident.

On the morning of September 22, 2025, Southern University and A&M College evacuated Fisher Hall after a suspicious item was found in the parking lot adjacent to the building. The university issued an advisory just before 10:30 a.m. CDT asking students to avoid Fisher Hall and surrounding areas. The SU Police Department, working with local law enforcement, cleared the scene by just before 1:00 p.m. This evacuation came just 11 days after Southern University was one of six HBCUs targeted in a coordinated hoax threat on September 11.

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Southern University and A&M College

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INITIAL ALERTEmailSep 22, 2025, 10:30 AM CDT

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ALL CLEAREmailSep 22, 2025, 1:00 PM CDT+2h 30m

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Southern University and A&M College has received an all clear for Fisher Hall. The SU Police Department, in coordination with local law enforcement agencies, has thoroughly investigated the situation and determined there is no threat. Normal operations may now resume. We thank the campus community for their patience and cooperation.

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Context

Background

Southern University and A&M College, the flagship HBCU in Louisiana and one of the oldest HBCUs in the country, experienced a tense autumn semester in 2025. On September 11, 2025, Southern was one of six HBCUs nationally to receive coordinated hoax threats that prompted a campus-wide lockdown; the FBI later characterized those threats as hoaxes. Just 11 days later, a suspicious item found in the Fisher Hall parking lot prompted a precautionary evacuation. The SU Police Department coordinated with Baton Rouge Police and other local agencies. The evacuation lasted approximately two and a half hours before the scene was cleared. A third evacuation followed on September 30, 2025, when the John B. Cade Library was evacuated due to a potential threat, marking three major campus safety incidents in a single month. The pattern of elevated threat activity at Southern University in fall 2025 mirrored a broader national trend of HBCU-targeted threats.

Outcome

No threat found. Fisher Hall reopened before 1:00 p.m. CDT on September 22, 2025. Normal operations resumed. The suspicious item was determined to pose no threat to the campus.

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Campus Alert Archive. "Southern University and A&M College: Suspicious package, September 22, 2025." Incident of September 22, 2025. Added May 2026; last updated September 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/southern-university-fisher-hall-evacuation-2025-09-22/

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