Aug. 24, 2020

Baton Rouge
UL-Monroe pauses football practice because of coronavirus outbreak on team
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/article_abbb93ec-e401-11ea-b861-275b65965dfb.html#utm_source=email&utm_campaign=ACADaily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=headline&uid=9b5bed44-7e5e-4667-b052-24855b105d2c

UNO Announces Positive COVID-19 Cases, Higher Education Institutions Commit To Transparency
https://www.wrkf.org/post/uno-announces-positive-covid-19-cases-higher-education-institutions-commit-transparency

Grambling
GSU football shooting for six in spring
https://www.rustonleader.com/sports/gsu-football-shooting-six-spring

Hammond
Southeastern to close campus ahead of approaching storms
https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/southeastern-to-close-campus-ahead-of-approaching-storms/article_5a057114-e55d-11ea-a0e3-37724d374fed.html

Lafayette
UL Lafayette announces changes in preparation for Hurricane Marco
https://www.klfy.com/education/ul-lafayette-announces-changes-in-preparation-for-hurricane-marco/

5 UL students, 3 staff test positive during the first week of class; 26 student residents quarantined
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/education/article_146a1418-e3df-11ea-b2ce-77f67f5775d9.html#utm_source=email&utm_campaign=ACADaily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=headline&uid=9b5bed44-7e5e-4667-b052-24855b105d2c

UL issues warning, amid reports of students involved in large party
https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/ul-issues-warning-amid-reports-of-students-involved-in-large-party

Lake Charles
McNeese to move classes online due to tropical storm threats
https://www.kplctv.com/2020/08/22/mcneese-move-classes-online-due-tropical-storm-threats/

Monroe
ULS delays Board of Supervisors meeting, ULM president to be named Sept. 3
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/08/23/uls-delays-board-supervisors-meeting-ulm-president-named-sept-3/3425279001/

Grambling State University launches academic video platform
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/08/21/grambling-state-university-launches-academic-video-platform/3409609001/

Natchitoches
NSU Athletics Department announced the extension of one of its longest-running corporate partnerships Friday
https://natchitochesparishjournal.com/2020/08/24/nsu-athletics-department-announced-the-extension-of-one-of-its-longest-running-corporate-partnerships-friday/

Northwestern State tackles food insecurity with student pantry
https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/northwestern-university-tackles-food-insecurity-with-student-pantry/

New Orleans
Tracking Marco and Laura: School closures announced ahead of landfall
https://www.wdsu.com/article/tracking-marco-and-laura-early-dismissals-school-closures-announced-ahead-of-landfall/33675381