LSU postponed its scheduled football game Saturday night against North Texas.
"The events of yesterday and this morning have made it clear that this is not the time to play a football game," LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said Tuesday. "This is a dire situation that rivals any in the history of our state, and our priorities are on participating in recovery efforts."
LSU's Carl Maddox Field House was being used as a Special Needs Shelter, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center was designated as a triage unit for medical emergencies, and the Bernie Moore Track will be used as a helicopter landing site.
Also, the Tulane-Southern Mississippi game scheduled for Sunday in Hattiesburg, Miss., was moved to the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Tulane's football and women's soccer teams fled New Orleans on Sunday, making a 9 1/2-hour bus ride to Jackson, Miss, and have been practicing at Jackson State.
Nicholls State's game at Utah State on Saturday was canceled, as was Southern University's game Saturday at McNeese State in Lake Charles, La.
Jacksonville's game Thursday night at Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond was postponed indefinitely.
"The events of yesterday and this morning have made it clear that this is not the time to play a football game," LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said Tuesday. "This is a dire situation that rivals any in the history of our state, and our priorities are on participating in recovery efforts."
LSU's Carl Maddox Field House was being used as a Special Needs Shelter, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center was designated as a triage unit for medical emergencies, and the Bernie Moore Track will be used as a helicopter landing site.
Also, the Tulane-Southern Mississippi game scheduled for Sunday in Hattiesburg, Miss., was moved to the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Tulane's football and women's soccer teams fled New Orleans on Sunday, making a 9 1/2-hour bus ride to Jackson, Miss, and have been practicing at Jackson State.
Nicholls State's game at Utah State on Saturday was canceled, as was Southern University's game Saturday at McNeese State in Lake Charles, La.
Jacksonville's game Thursday night at Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond was postponed indefinitely.
