Contact Information

Updates related to the storm will be:

  • recorded on the LSU emergency hotline,
    225-578-4636     or
    1-800-516-6444     (toll free)
  • posted to www.lsu.edu
  • made through the local and campus media.

Program these and other key phone numbers into cell phones now, before a potential emergency situation occurs.

  • LSU Police Department
    225-578-3231
  • Baton Rouge Fire
    Department
    225-354-1400
  • Baton Rouge Police
    225-389-2000
  • East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office
    225-389-5000
  • Louisiana State Police
    225-925-6325 or *LSP from any cell phone
  • Additional Emergency
    Contacts

Additional Information

Tips for Parents and Families

How to Contact Your Child During an Emergency

LSU has a variety of methods for communicating emergency information to students. Messages related to Hurricane Gustav will be:

  • relayed via broadcast e-mail,
  • broadcast voice mails to residence hall rooms,
  • the LSU homepage (www.lsu.edu),
  • the LSU hotline (225-578-4636 or 1-800-516-6444),
  • and the news media.

In the event of a crisis, we recommend that you and your child have an established plan for how you will communicate with one another. Cell phones are great, but it’s important to have a back-up plan in case lines go down. Here are a couple of alternate ways to get in touch with your child during an emergency.

  1. Send a text message—If you cannot get through on your child’s cell phone, try text messaging him or her. Text messaging is often more reliable during a wide-scale crisis situation.

  2. Communicate at a predetermined time—Arrange a specific, predetermined time when both you and your child can likely be at landline telephones.

  3. Communicate by e-mail—During an emergency, e-mail may work even though telephone and cell lines are at capacity, especially if e-mail is accessed through a cable or DSL line.

  4. Communicate via social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.)