We are writing to share information regarding campus operations for Saturday, October 31 in the event that power remains out through tomorrow. Entergy reported that they are working diligently to restore power to campus and hope to have electricity to us by the end this evening. This is not a guarantee, but we remain optimistic!
Warmly,
Amy Boyle
Please note the following locations for service tomorrow, Friday, October 30. Operations for Saturday are TBD.
Dining Services
University Sports Complex
Monroe Library: Updated at 2 p.m. on Oct. 30
Dear Students,
I’ve run out of ways to say, “wow, what a year,” so I won’t bother. I hope you are safe and managing through what is (for most of us thank goodness) massive inconvenience rather than outright disaster. I hope that the immediacy of the storm doesn’t distract us from the slow-moving danger of the pandemic. I hope that this will all end soon.
We made it safely through the night, and today Physical Plant and Loyola University Police are spending the morning assessing every corner of the campus for any minor damage. Like most of the city, we currently have no power on campus and we are operating the residence halls on generators.
Hurricane Zeta is now forecast to hit southeast Louisiana this afternoon as a category 2 storm. We receive specific forecasting for our campus that shows we may get winds of about 75 mph between 4 and 6 pm. But the storm is moving very quickly and is not expected to be a major rain event or to last very long.
Please take this storm seriously. To state the obvious, stay inside and keep safe, and be prepared for power outages.
We have had many near misses this year, but it looks like this storm is going to have a more direct impact on New Orleans. Zeta is forecast to hit near us Wednesday afternoon and bring tropical storm winds to this area, possibly low hurricane-force winds.
Once again we have a tropical system potentially heading our way. At this time, Hurricane Zeta is predicted to make landfall south of New Orleans Wednesday evening. We can expect to see rain beginning on Wednesday morning and strong winds beginning that afternoon. The worst of the storm will pass through our area Wednesday night. We will continue monitoring the forecast this evening into tomorrow morning and will make a determination about Wednesday’s operations tomorrow. Campus will operate normally for the rest of the day today and Tuesday.