Lights Out, No Power: Campus goes dark after brief outage

“Due to an unexpected power outage in areas across the Baton Rouge campus, all […] classes have been cancelled. Campus is also closed. Our facilities crews are still assessing the power situation and we will continue to provide updates,” read Friday’s email correspondence from the University to students following a brief campus wide power outage.
This notice came around 9:30 a.m., immediately following student reports of power loss in various academic buildings across campus.
Reports advised students, “Please ensure that electric devices […] are turned off/unplugged,” as all dormitories were affected as well. The notice continued, “Mayberry Dining Hall is open with limited services during meal times,” in efforts to reassure students.
Though briefly affected by the loss of power, some students are questioning the consistent basis on which some amenities are unavailable to students on campus.
Senior Criminal Justice major, Joshua Johnson shares, “Being in band, having a full schedule, and just the fact that I pay my fees makes it hard to go without power for any amount of time. Especially more than once a semester. My schedule is already tight.”
Power was restored campus wide by close of business on Friday.