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Plaquemines Parish continues long history with disasters

By The Associated Press
August 30, 2012

Ever since the Mississippi River laid down this spit of silt and swamp grass, wind and water have conspired to drag it into the sea. And for almost as long, the oystermen, river pilots and others who call...

Classes will resume, University will open Friday

By Andrea Gallo
Editor-in-Chief
August 29, 2012

After Tropical Storm Isaac's damage to the University mainly consisted of fallen trees and debris, University officials announced Thursday that classes will resume Friday. The University kept power throughout...

Isaac blacks out off-campus housing areas

By Ben Wallace
Senior Contributing Writer
August 29, 2012

Tropical Storm Isaac pummeled Baton Rouge with sustained winds between 20 and 40 mph for nearly 24 hours, but the University's flagship campus did not lose power except for about a minute on Tuesday night...

Fall Break canceled, Saturday class to be scheduled

By Andrea Gallo
Editor-in-Chief
August 29, 2012

University officials announced Thursday afternoon that Fall Break, which was scheduled for Oct. 18 and 19, will be scheduled and students will have to attend a Saturday class to make up for the time missed...

Entergy employees ordered to shelter in place, won’t adress outages until weather improves

More than 600,000 Entergy customers are currently without power, 68,000 of them in East Baton Rouge Parish, and they may stay that way for a while. Sheila Pounders, regional customer service manager at...

Holden advises residents to stay off roads

By Brian Sibille
News Editor
August 28, 2012

Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden said tornadoes and other strong winds can be expected from midday Thursday until 7 a.m. Friday as Hurricane Isaac makes a direct hit on Baton Rouge. Holden said the...

At least four trees down on campus

By Chandler Rome
Sports Writer
August 28, 2012

Amid howling, sustained 40 mile per hour winds and driving rain, The Daily Reveille discovered at least four large trees impacting life in and around campus. The first fell in the front yard of the Pi...

Curfew in effect for 6 p.m. in East Baton Rouge Parish

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden announced Wednesday afternoon East Baton Rouge Parish will be under a curfew from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday. "That has been approved and signed off by...

Who’s cleaning up after Isaac blows through campus?

By Ben Wallce
Senior Contributing Writer
August 28, 2012

Winds gusted in the upper 40s all day, uprooting large trees and scattering leaves and branches across LSU's campus as Hurricane Isaac battered southeast Louisiana. But who's going to clean up the mess? LSU...

Bus services to resume Thursday, weather permitting

By Ben Wallace
Senior Contributing Writer
August 28, 2012

TigerTrails and Campus Transit will run reduced services Thursday when it's safe to resume travel, said Ashley Berthelot, an LSU Emergency Operations Center spokeswoman. The reduced bus service will not...

Mayor-President warns residents to brace for 12-15 inches of rain

By Andrea Gallo
Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 2012

10:30 a.m. Though the rain is not yet stronger than a powerful thunderstorm and the wind is whispering softly outside, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden warned residents in a news conference...