Campus Residents: Retrieving Belongings
If you need to come to campus to retrieve some of your belongings, please use this form to sign up for a timeslot on Thursday or Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Classes Canceled Next Week; Online Instruction Begins Sept. 13
We are cancelling class this week and next, and we will make up those classes in person during the fall semester (including using the fall break and pushing back exams a few days). We will maximize the time we spend together in the classroom.
On September 13th, we will begin teaching virtually, hopefully just for a week. If campus has power by then, it will give us time to get back and get situated. If not, we won’t lose any more time.
Shuttles for Students to Spring Hill College and Airports along the Coast
We are working diligently to help students on campus and others make individual arrangements to travel to a place where you will be both safe and comfortable while the city gets back up and running. For some of you, that will mean personally travelling home to be with your families. Others of you have indicated that you would like to evacuate with Loyola.
As of this evening, we have a few new options to share:
Take care of yourselves, but let's also look ahead
Faculty and staff, I hope that each of you is safe, that your loved ones are safe, and that your house is (mostly) ok. I hope you finally sleep tonight without being awakened by blaring emergency alerts or general anxiety. For those who stayed, I hope you can quickly find a way to get to a place with power and internet and the sweet blessings of air conditioning. For those who left, once we’re allowed to move around, we can help each other check on your homes.
Grace After the Storm
I am relieved to tell you that our remaining on-campus students are all safe, and as far we know, so is every other member of our community. As it has for a century, our campus held up well, with only minor damage.
Classes canceled for the rest of the week
We made it safely through the night but there is extensive damage in the city. We are relieved that the campus remains safe with no major damage, and our students are well taken care of. We are assessing conditions on campus and in the city and will share information with you as it becomes available.
At this time we have canceled all classes, including law and online, and are suspending work for non-essential personnel for the rest of the week. As soon as we have a better understanding of how soon we can get back up and running, we will let you know.
Update from Campus - 6:30 p.m., Saturday, August 29
Dear Loyola,
As I write to you, I’m listening to the rain and winds continue to howl here in New Orleans. The eye of the storm is moving west of us, but things will get slightly worse before they get better, so no one here should let their guard down. The forecast predicts sustained winds of 45-55 mph, with gusts up to as high as 100 mph over the next few hours. As ready as we are for this to be over, we will continue to feel the tail end of the storm into tomorrow morning, with the last of the occasional rain bands into Tuesday.
Hurricane Ida Now Expected to Make Landfall as a Category 4 Storm
Hurricane Ida increased intensity overnight and now is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm, west of New Orleans. Outer bands of the storm are now starting to reach New Orleans and we are experiencing some wind and intermittent rain. The track has shifted closer to us, so the chance of severe weather in our area has increased. As the storm makes its way ashore later today, we are expecting some hurricane force gusts and rainfall of 10-15 inches. This means we are likely to lose power and have street flooding.
Update on Hurricane Ida - Classes cancelled, campus closed Tuesday
By now, you should have let your families and friends know your plans, and be well on your way to being fully prepared for Hurricane Ida. The storm is expected to make landfall Sunday night as a Category 4 hurricane, but the point of landfall is currently far enough west that we expect tropical storm conditions in New Orleans with possible gusts up to that of a Category 1 storm.
Voluntary Evacuation Ahead of Hurricane Ida
The City of New Orleans has now called for a voluntary evacuation. Ida is now a hurricane and is predicted to become a Category 3 or 4 storm before making landfall west of us. The current forecast for our area predicts tropical storm conditions, but the concern remains a last minute shift, as well as the possibility of heavy rain far from the storm’s center.