Southern University on lockdown due to potential threat

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Southern University and A&M College is on lockdown Thursday due to a potential campus safety threat.

The university said the lockdown applies to the entire Baton Rouge campus. People are urged to shelter in place and to call 911 if suspicious activity is witnessed.

Read the university's full statement:

"Southern University and A&M College has received a potential threat to campus safety and is on lockdown. The lockdown applies to the entire Baton Rouge landmass, which also includes Southern University Law Center, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and Southern University Laboratory School. If you are on campus, you should shelter in place until further notice, as the University is working with law enforcement agencies.