Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

News

Francine Landfall

LSU sustains only minor damage from Francine, officials expected the hurricane to be worse

By John Buzbee September 16, 2024

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Francine, the streets of New Orleans flooded, winds raced at speeds of over 80 miles per hour and over 400,000 Louisiana residents were without power.But LSU never...

This map from the evening of Tuesday, September 10, 2024, shows an updated forecast for Francine.

The morning after Hurricane Francine: How LSU students weathered the storm inside dorms

By John Buzbee September 13, 2024

There were no classes Thursday morning. LSU’s corridors and quads were populated only by muddy puddles and debris from the canopies of the resident stately oaks. A few young souls cloaked in oversized...

A stop sign hangs upside down on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at an off-campus apartment complex on Ben Hur Rd. in Baton Rouge, La.

Hundreds of thousands in Louisiana without power after Francine thrashes the state’s east

By John Buzbee September 12, 2024

Hurricane Francine made landfall with Category 2 strength and quickly pushed northward to harass central Mississippi by Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reports.Upon making landfall,...

A fallen tree lies on the sidewalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at an off-campus apartment complex on Ben Hur Rd. in Baton Rouge, La.

Shelter-in-place order lifted by LSU following Francine, classes to resume as usual Friday

By Staff Report September 12, 2024

A Thursday morning message broadcast from LSU announced that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted.A separate message broadcast sent a couple of hours later announced the university's campus and offices...

A banner that reads “What do Nicholls + Palestine have in common? Getting BOMBED" hangs from the house of LSU Delta Tau Delta chapter Epsilon Kappa on Saturday, Sept. 7, in Baton Rouge, La.

‘Absolutely disgusting’: LSU fraternity’s anti-Palestine banner sparks viral criticism

By Cade Savoy September 12, 2024

Delta Tau Delta’s LSU chapter, Epsilon Kappa, has drawn criticism after displaying a banner in the lead-up to LSU football’s Saturday matchup against Nicholls State that read, “What do...

Francine Landfall

Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm

By Sarah Cline & Jack Brook September 11, 2024

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine struck the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that rapidly knocked out electricity to thousands and threatened...

Rain droplets touch the ground around a bench Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in the LSU Quad in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU cancels Thursday classes as Hurricane Francine approaches

By Ashlynn Baillio September 11, 2024

LSU has announced the cancellation of all remote classes on Thursday, Sept. 12, in anticipation of the effects of Hurricane Francine.The campus will remain closed on Thursday, with all members of the LSU...

A shelf is running low on inventory in the College Drive Walmart Supercenter on Sept. 10 before Hurricane Francine.

LSU students confident as Baton Rouge stores run low on supplies during Francine prep

By Courtney Bell & Gracelyn Farrar September 11, 2024

The Baton Rouge community has been preparing for Hurricane Francine by putting together supply kits, charging electronics and stocking up on shelf-stable products in case the power goes out. Consequently,...

zoom class

Why did LSU go online and not cancel all classes outright? University official explains

By John Buzbee September 11, 2024

LSU elected to close campus and move Wednesday and Thursday classes online ahead of dangerous weather from then Tropical Storm Francine, which has since been upgraded to Hurricane Francine. It was expected...

Mike the Tiger wanders his habitat on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Mike the Tiger's Habitat on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU students oppose Gov. Landry’s push to bring Mike the Tiger back on the field

By Aidan Anthaume September 11, 2024

Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal to revive the tradition of bringing LSU’s live tiger mascot, Mike VII, onto the football field has sparked concern among students, many of whom have voiced...

This map from the evening of Tuesday, September 10, 2024, shows an updated forecast for Francine.

Francine upgraded to hurricane. Its trajectory shifts eastward, closer to New Orleans.

By John Buzbee September 10, 2024

Tropical Storm Francine's status has been upgraded to a hurricane. Its trajectory toward the Louisiana coast, where the National Hurricane Center forecasts the storm will make landfall with Category...

Visitors walk through the rain under an umbrella Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU issues shelter in place order ahead of Francine’s arrival, expected hurricane forces

By Staff Report September 10, 2024

LSU urged students to finalize preparations in a Tuesday afternoon message broadcast as the university is issuing a shelter in place order Wednesday morning to Thursday afternoon, the times, it said, when...