Baton Rouge, Louisiana (WAFB) – Southern University announced that its campus is currently under lockdown due to potential threats.
This includes the entire Baton Rouge land, including the Southern University Law Center, the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the Southern University Laboratory School, University officials said.
Several other HBCUs also reported on Thursday morning campus lockdown.
It is recommended that if you are on campus, you should shelter in place until the university works with law enforcement agencies.
Additional details about the potential threat have not been released.
This is a developing story.
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