LSU Evacuates Campus Due to Bomb Threat

BATON ROUGE, La.—A bomb threat has prompted Louisiana State University (LSU) to evacuate the entire campus.

The evacuation order was issued at 10:30 a.m. today, reports The Town Talk. Students were notified via LSU’s text alerting system. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that traffic is jammed and state police bomb technicians are investigating.

Last week the University of Texas at Austin and North Dakota State University were also evacuated due to bomb threats.

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