{
  "id": "2022-02-01-xavier-university-louisiana-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "xavier-university-louisiana-bomb-threat-2022-02-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Xavier University of Louisiana",
    "shortName": "XULA",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "enrollment": 3500,
    "alertSystemName": "XULA Emergency Alert System"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-02-01",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Bomb threat moves campus to remote operations amid the nationwide wave targeting HBCUs",
    "headlinePublic": "Bomb threat moves campus to remote operations amid the nationwide wave targeting HBCUs",
    "summary": "[Xavier University of Louisiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_University_of_Louisiana) received a bomb threat on February 1, 2022, the first day of Black History Month. The campus moved to remote operations and residential students were told to remain in their rooms while law enforcement conducted a sweep. Operations were expected to resume by noon. No explosive devices were found. The threat was part of the [coordinated wave targeting HBCUs](https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079294424/hbcu-bomb-threats-black-colleges) nationwide.",
    "outcome": "Campus swept by law enforcement. No explosive devices found. Remote operations in effect until noon, then normal operations resumed.",
    "resolution": "unfounded"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Early morning on February 1, 2022",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "ALERT! XULA has received a bomb threat & is working w/ authorities. Campus will be remote until 12 p.m. today. Residential students should stay in their rooms until further notice.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_1d4c5ae6-8361-11ec-a137-cbb70edf4958.html",
      "sourceDescription": "The Times-Picayune / NOLA.com and WWNO radio both quoted this verbatim tweet from Xavier University's official account; FOX 8 New Orleans and Catholic news outlets also cited the same alert text",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text from XULA's official Twitter account, quoted consistently by NOLA.com, WWNO, FOX 8, and multiple Catholic news outlets covering the February 1, 2022 incident",
        "Shift to remote operations rather than full evacuation reflects the evolving institutional response developed after the January 31 wave the day before",
        "Residential students instructed to stay in their rooms; the '12 p.m.' deadline in the tweet itself is notable: XULA gave a specific resumption target"
      ],
      "characterCount": 180
    }
  ],
  "context": "[Xavier University of Louisiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_University_of_Louisiana), the only historically Black and Catholic university in the United States, was targeted on the first day of Black History Month 2022 as part of a massive [coordinated wave of bomb threats against HBCUs](https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079294424/hbcu-bomb-threats-black-colleges). Located in New Orleans, Xavier is known for [sending more African American students to medical school](https://www.xula.edu/) than any other university in the country. The February 1 threats hit multiple HBCUs simultaneously, with the timing on the first day of Black History Month widely seen as deliberately symbolic. Xavier's decision to shift to remote operations rather than fully evacuate reflected the evolving response strategies that HBCUs developed as the threat campaign continued over weeks. The FBI investigated the wave as racially motivated hate crimes and eventually identified six juveniles as persons of interest.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Xavier University receives bomb threat, goes virtual while authorities investigate — The Times-Picayune / NOLA.com",
      "url": "https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_1d4c5ae6-8361-11ec-a137-cbb70edf4958.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bomb threat at Xavier University shifts morning classes to remote learning — FOX 8 Live New Orleans",
      "url": "https://www.fox8live.com/2022/02/01/bomb-threat-xavier-university-shifts-morning-classes-remote-learning/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Multiple HBCUs receive bomb threats on first day of Black History Month",
      "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/historically-black-colleges-universities-receive-new-wave-bomb-threats-rcna14174",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "hbcu",
    "hbcu-bomb-wave-2022",
    "racially-motivated",
    "black-history-month",
    "louisiana",
    "remote-operations"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-04-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}