The University announced its decision to cancel classes for Wednesday as Tropical Storm Harvey moved closer to making landfall near the Lake Charles area Tuesday night.
Several other colleges and universities — including Baton Rouge Community College, Northwestern State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Nicholls State University — also cancelled classes due to the impending weather. East Baton Rouge Parish schools are also cancelled.
The Student Health Center, Middleton Library, the UREC, the LSU Student Union and the LSU Bookstore will also be closed. Tiger Trails will be suspended Wednesday.
Both Dining Halls, Take 5 and 459 Outtakes will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Campus Transit will run normal hours if weather permits
Southern Louisiana is expected to get 5 to 10 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center.