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LBDR teams on standby ahead of Francine

By Baptist Message staff ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – With the Gulf Coast region closely monitoring Francine, Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief teams have activated an incident management team and placed its teams on standby. According to LBDR Strategist Stan Statham, the organization is working with the American Red Cross and Salvation Army to coordinate any needed mass feeding operations and Baptist conventions in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas are on standby to assist Louisiana’s teams. “Pray for that storm to dissipate,” Statham told the Baptist Message. “Obviously, that would be the best thing for everybody involved. Pray, a lot of our own DR volunteers who are in the path of this storm and that makes it even more difficult. Some of our most dedicated folks are in the path of the storm, and the good news is we have a lot of help outside our state available, so that’s a blessing. “Pray for volunteers traveling,” he continued. “And pray that we’re able to secure equipment that we need.” Francine, which formed into a tropical storm Monday morning and the following evening was upgraded to a hurricane, is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane sometime late Wednesday, though forecasters have stressed … [Read more...]

LCU to close Wednesday due to expected tropical storm

By LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) - Due to the possibility of inclement weather conditions and the potential of flooding, Louisiana Christian University officials have decided to cancel classes and close all campus offices on Sept. 11. Hattie B’s will be open for brunch and dinner, and residence halls will remain open. Essential personnel should report to work on Wednesday. Classes on Sept. 10 will run as usual. No decisions have been made about classes on Sept. 12 at this time.   … [Read more...]

Inclement weather postpones LCU Town Hall meeting

By Baptist Message staff LAKE CHARLES, La. (LBM) - The Louisiana Christian University Town Hall meeting scheduled for Sept. 10 in Lake Charles has been postponed because of expected inclement weather associated with Tropical Storm Francine. According to the school's Facebook page, the meeting will be rescheduled for a later date. LCU has hosted Town Hall meetings around the state in August and September to hear from members of the public interested in offering input in the search for the next president and the direction of the school moving forward. The committee continues to receive inputs for the presidential search from a survey developed by LCU’s research department. The survey tool can be accessed at https://lcuniversity.edu/lcu-president-search/. Additionally, the search committee can receive recommendations at: psc@lcuniversity.edu. … [Read more...]