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    UPDATE: LSCPA offices reopen at 8 a.m.; Classes resume as scheduled Thursday

    FINAL UPDATE (Thursday, June 22, 5 a.m.): LSCPA will resume operations on Thursday morning with offices reopening at 8 a.m. and classes taking place as originally scheduled.


    UPDATE (Wednesday, June 21, 3:20 p.m.): LSCPA is continuing to monitor Tropical Storm Cindy and its impact on Southeast Texas.

    College officials will make a decision regarding Thursday classes with an announcement coming at 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 22. That announcement will be made via text messages, emails, the college's website (www.lamarpa.edu), Facebook and Twitter, and through the local news media.


    UPDATE (Tuesday, 5 p.m.): LSCPA will be closed on Wednesday, June 21, in anticipation of the landfall of Tropical Storm Cindy during the morning or midday. All classes are canceled. Only a few designated Physical Plant employees will come to work.

    Updates to the campus status will be made available as conditions change. An announcement about Thursday will be made Wednesday via text messages, emails, www.lamarpa.edu, LSCPA social media and local news media outlets.

    The LSCPA community is urged to monitor the National Weather Service and make appropriate preparations.
     

    ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT: As of Tuesday afternoon, June 20, Jefferson County is under a tropical storm warning. The College has not been notified that any action is recommended at this time.

    Lamar State College Port Arthur officials are monitoring the situation and will provide updates should the circumstances warrant. If updates are necessary, LSCPA will provide them via Blackboard Connect (text messages, phone calls and emails), the College's website (www.lamarpa.edu), general email, social media (Facebook and Twitter), and through local news media outlets.

    The LSCPA community is urged to monitor the National Weather Service and make appropriate preparations.

    At this time, there are no announcements to make regarding closing the campus, or opening late, on Thursday.