Loyola announced this afternoon that, due to the increased threat of Tropical Storm Gustav, classes are cancelled Aug. 29 and normal campus operations will cease the next day. Students, faculty and staff must evacuate Loyola’s campus by Aug. 30 at 9 a.m.
The university requested that all staff check in on the morning of Aug. 29 before being dismissed by noon.
Operations should resume by Sept. 4, said the statement from the Office of Public Affairs. In the meantime, classes will continue on Sept. 2 on Loyola’s web-based Blackboard Learning System.
Students with parking decals can leave their cars above the first floor in the Freret Street Garage during evacuation.
The Maroon will continue to follow this story as more details become available.
