University operations will be suspended on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in preparation for severe weather expected in our area from Tropical Storm Francine. All Wednesday classes are canceled and the campus will be closed except for essential operations.
As of 4 p.m. CT today, Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen and make landfall near Lafayette, LA, on Wednesday morning as a category 2 hurricane. While Loyola's campus is not directly in the projected path, heavy rain and tropical storm strength winds are anticipated in the New Orleans area on Wednesday morning, with potential flooding and power outages.
In anticipation of the upcoming weather impacts, Loyola University New Orleans is making the following changes to campus operations:
Tuesday, Sept. 10
All classes scheduled to begin at or after 4:55 p.m. CT will be held remotely. All dining operations will hold normal hours of operation. The University Sports Complex and the Monroe Library will close at 5 p.m. All student organization activities to begin at or after 5 p.m. will be held remotely. We ask managers and professors to allow maximum flexibility on Tuesday to accommodate individuals who may need additional time to secure their homes, manage early school dismissals for their children, and/or make other necessary preparations for the storm.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
University operations will be suspended. All classes are canceled and the campus will be closed except for essential operations. Essential employees should be in direct contact with their supervisors to discuss reporting obligations.
Thursday, Sept. 12
Remote operations and remote classes will resume. Faculty and supervisors should be flexible with attendance based on students’ and employees’ individual impacts from the storm. We will continue to evaluate this plan as Francine moves inland and will share changes, if any, through future communications.
The university will assess Francine’s impact after it has moved past our area and update our Friday operations plan accordingly. For the latest university information, please check Loyola’s Emergency Information page.
Now is the time to prepare for potential impact from this storm. Please assemble your emergency supplies and finalize your hurricane preparedness plans.
We will share another update by 2 p.m. CT tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 10) as more information on Francine’s development and trajectory become available.