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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...

Memorial Tower reflects in a puddle on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in the LSU Quad.

As Francine closes in, here’s how LSU recommends students prepare for a hurricane

By Alayna Ford September 10, 2024

LSU is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Francine as it creeps closer to the Louisiana coast, set to impact coastal Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane sometime Wednesday.Campus was closed Wednesday and...

Rain pours down Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in the LSU Quad in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU to close campus, go to remote classes on Wednesday and Thursday amid looming Francine

By Staff Report September 10, 2024

LSU’s campus will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday but classes will be held remotely, the university announced in a Tuesday morning message broadcast. Campus closure begins at 4:30 p.m.This comes...

File photo of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

Gov. Landry declares state of emergency because of Francine, LSU’s classes meeting Tuesday

By John Buzbee September 10, 2024

Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency anticipating Tropical Storm Francine’s expected landfall as a hurricane sometime Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami forecasts Tuesday...

An LSU engineering student opens their laptop on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Patrick F. Taylor Hall on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.

A future without Moodle? Half of LSU’s faculty are unhappy with the platform, survey shows

By John Buzbee September 10, 2024

A survey of LSU’s faculty members concluded that only half of those surveyed are satisfied with Moodle as the university’s learning management system. It probed the faculty members on how the...

The Louisiana State Capitol sits on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU professors react to Gov. Jeff Landry’s critical theory ban

By Sarah Walton September 10, 2024

Last month, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order banning the instruction of critical race theory in public K-12 schools, referring to the course of study in a press release as a divisive concept...

An LSU student walks through the quad during a rainy day on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Baton Rouge, LSU prepares as Francine now forecasted to land as Category 2 hurricane

By John Buzbee September 9, 2024

Tropical Storm Francine is expected to make landfall in south-central Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday evening, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reports. “Damaging and life-threatening...

An LSU student walks through the quad during a rainy day on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU to remain open for classes amid threat of possible hurricane Francine

By Staff Report September 9, 2024

Update: LSU's campus has closed on Wednesday and Thursday, classes are slated to be remote.LSU is still set to be open for classes Wednesday and Thursday, as per a Monday evening message broadcast by the...

A hurricane is brewing in the Gulf on a trajectory to the Louisiana coast, Baton Rouge

A hurricane is brewing in the Gulf on a trajectory to the Louisiana coast, Baton Rouge

By John Buzbee September 9, 2024

After a weekend of arguably perfect weather and a 42-21 victory over Nicholls State Football, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday morning a storm is brewing in the Gulf and is expected to...

Patrick F. Taylor Hall sits on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU-Southern cybersecurity research project receives $1.2 million grant

By Gracelyn Farrar September 9, 2024

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.2 million grant to a LSU-Southern research team for their progress in cybersecurity for electric vehicle chargers. At LSU, the research team is headed...

The College of Music and Dramatic Arts sits on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, on Dalrymple Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU film and television program receives $1.45 million in investments since 2021 to help the states’ entertainment industry

By Sarah Walton September 5, 2024

LSU's School of Theatre was awarded $200,000 to strengthen its film and television program, marking the second investment the department has received from state agency Louisiana Economic Development in...