{
  "id": "2022-07-26-baton-rouge-community-college-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "baton-rouge-community-college-bomb-threat-2022-07-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Baton Rouge Community College",
    "shortName": "BRCC",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "BRCC Alert",
    "enrollment": 8000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-07-26",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Bomb threat forces evacuation of one campus; cleared in under an hour",
    "headlinePublic": "Bomb threat forces evacuation of one campus; cleared in under an hour",
    "summary": "On July 26, 2022, [Baton Rouge Community College evacuated its Acadian campus](https://www.wbrz.com/news/bomb-threat-forces-evacuation-at-brcc-campus-along-n-acadian-thruway/) on N. Acadian Thruway after receiving a bomb threat around 2:00 p.m. CDT, one of several colleges nationwide targeted that day. Police searched the campus and [cleared it shortly before 3:00 p.m. CDT](https://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/brcc-receives-bomb-threat-acadian-thruway-campus-evacuated/), determining there was nothing to the threat.",
    "outcome": "Police searched the Acadian campus and cleared it shortly before 3:00 p.m. CDT; the Baton Rouge Police Department determined there was nothing to the bomb threat. No injuries.",
    "resolution": "unfounded"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Tuesday, approximately 2:00 PM CDT on July 26, 2022",
      "channel": "facebook",
      "verbatimText": "BRCC ALERT: Attention, BRCC has received a bomb threat at our ACADIAN CAMPUS. You should evacuate if on that campus and follow instructions from authorities.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/mybrcc/posts/brcc-alert-attention-brcc-has-received-a-bomb-threat-at-our-acadian-campus-you-s/10160669784455757/",
      "sourceDescription": "BRCC official Facebook alert post",
      "annotations": [
        "The official post capitalized 'ACADIAN CAMPUS' to make clear which of BRCC's locations was affected, isolating the evacuation to the N. Acadian Thruway site.",
        "The wording 'You should evacuate if on that campus' is preserved exactly from the BRCC Facebook post, including its conditional phrasing.",
        "The threat arrived around 2:00 p.m. CDT on a day when colleges including the University of Virginia and Georgia Highlands College also reported bomb threats."
      ],
      "characterCount": 157
    }
  ],
  "context": "Baton Rouge Community College operates several Baton Rouge locations, including the Acadian campus on N. Acadian Thruway. According to [WBRZ](https://www.wbrz.com/news/bomb-threat-forces-evacuation-at-brcc-campus-along-n-acadian-thruway/), police were called to the Acadian campus over a bomb threat around 2:00 p.m. CDT on July 26, 2022, prompting an evacuation, and the campus was cleared shortly before 3:00 p.m. CDT. [BRProud reported](https://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/brcc-receives-bomb-threat-acadian-thruway-campus-evacuated/) the campus was cleared after a search and that the Baton Rouge Police Department determined there was nothing to the threat. BRCC posted the evacuation order to its [official Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/mybrcc/posts/brcc-alert-attention-brcc-has-received-a-bomb-threat-at-our-acadian-campus-you-s/10160669784455757/). The threat was part of a wave of bomb threats against U.S. colleges that day, with the University of Virginia and Georgia Highlands College also affected. The case is notable because the verbatim alert survives on BRCC's official social media.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "BRCC's verbatim evacuation alert survives on its official Facebook page, naming the ACADIAN CAMPUS in capitals",
    "Police searched and cleared the campus in under an hour, declaring the threat unfounded",
    "The threat was one of several at U.S. colleges the same day, including the University of Virginia and Georgia Highlands College",
    "BRCC used social media as its primary public alert channel for the evacuation"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "BRCC one of several colleges targeted by bomb threats nationwide Tuesday - WBRZ",
      "url": "https://www.wbrz.com/news/bomb-threat-forces-evacuation-at-brcc-campus-along-n-acadian-thruway/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Baton Rouge Community College cleared of bomb threat - BRProud",
      "url": "https://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/brcc-receives-bomb-threat-acadian-thruway-campus-evacuated/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "BRCC ALERT Acadian Campus bomb threat - Baton Rouge Community College Facebook",
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/mybrcc/posts/brcc-alert-attention-brcc-has-received-a-bomb-threat-at-our-acadian-campus-you-s/10160669784455757/",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "evacuation",
    "louisiana",
    "community-college",
    "baton-rouge",
    "unfounded",
    "2022-threat-wave"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-29",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}