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Baton Rouge, La. - Southern University is currently in the process of finalizing its contract with Lafayette based Advanced Biomedics, LLC as the University’s medical marijuana cultivation and production facility operator. Southern announced the selection of its medical marijuana cultivator in September, but was unable to finalize the contract due to protest.

During recent inclement weather, including extended hard freezes, a major water line supplying chilled water to the mechanical room on the rooftop of the John B. Cade Library on the Baton Rouge main campus ruptured. There is flooding in the building. Please avoid the area while maintenance crews are currently assessing the situation and coordinating remediation and water extraction.

University officials are continuing to survey the damages done to the January 18 flooding of the John B. Cade Library. Southern's Custodial and Risk Management team is working with Guarantee Restoration Services to ensure that the library repairs progress.

A special message to Southern University supporters from SU System President Ray L. Belton

Today, Southern University Board of Supervisors Chair Ann A. Smith and Vice Chair Donald R. Henry were officially installed during the Board’s monthly meeting. Both were re-elected at the November 2017 meeting in New Orleans.

The Southern University System Board of Supervisors will hold its regular meeting Friday, January 5, 2018, 9 a.m., in the Board Meeting Room, 2nd Floor, J. S. Clark Administration Building, on the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge.

A Holiday Greeting from SU System President-Chancellor Ray L. Belton

Faith Jenkins, who graduated top of her class from the Southern University Law Center (SULC), and is star of her own TV show, "Judge Faith," was the commencement speaker for the 2017 Fall Commencement Exercises at Southern University, Friday, December 15, in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

Southern University Shreveport (SUSLA) has been awarded $1.3 million to implement the Veterans Upward Bound Program (VUB).

The Southern University Board of Supervisors today re-elected Ann A. Smith as chair, and Donald R. Henry as vice chair for 2018, during its regular meeting held in New Orleans.