{
  "id": "2026-07-22-loyola-university-new-orleans-tropical-storm-bertha-remote-ops",
  "slug": "loyola-university-new-orleans-tropical-storm-bertha-remote-ops-2026-07-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Loyola University New Orleans",
    "shortName": "Loyola",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "private-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "Loyno Alert",
    "enrollment": 4500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-22",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Remote Wednesday then normal Thursday after Tropical Storm Bertha",
    "headlinePublic": "Remote Wednesday then normal Thursday after Tropical Storm Bertha",
    "summary": "Loyola University New Orleans [moved to remote operations Wednesday, July 22 because of Tropical Storm Bertha](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/remote-operations-wednesday-july-22) and [resumed normal operations Thursday, July 23](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/normal-campus-operations-thursday-july-23).",
    "outcome": "Normal operations Thursday, July 23. Official credits hours hyphenation preserved."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-21T20:02:40-05:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Due to impacts from Tropical Storm Bertha, the University will move to remote operations today, Wednesday, July 22.\n\nAcademic and administrative buildings will be closed to all except essential personnel. Resident students will receive separate communication regarding campus dining hours and other essential information.\n\nFaculty and staff should contact their direct supervisor regarding work arrangements for the day. Employees whose roles require an on-campus presence should coordinate closely with their supervisor to ensure appropriate coverage and safe working conditions.\n\nFaculty have the flexibility to choose asynchronous or synchronous instruction depending on the pedagogy of their department and college. It may not be possible for lab or music instruction to move to remote operations, and these courses may need to be canceled.\n\nFaculty will communicate their plans to students as soon as possible. If the academic calendar needs to be adjusted or credits hours need to be made-up, we will send further communications to faculty. Faculty needing assistance with Canvas and/or virtual teaching should reach out to onlineed@loyno.edu.\n\nThe University will continue to monitor conditions and share updates if additional adjustments are necessary.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/remote-operations-wednesday-july-22",
      "sourceDescription": "Loyola NO emergency.loyno.edu situation status: Remote Operations Wednesday, July 22",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual HTML match of emergency.loyno.edu permalink 2026-08-30. Current Status field is page chrome, not stored. Official credits hours (missing space) preserved.",
        "Thread checked N/A (situation-status CMS, not an X thread). Sequence 2 is the Thursday resume on the same incident.",
        "Distinct from 2026-02-23 water-main-break and 2026-03-09 boil-water-advisory."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1260
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-22T20:37:55-05:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Loyola University New Orleans will resume normal campus operations on Thursday, July 23. Campus buildings will reopen, and classes and university operations will proceed as regularly scheduled.\n\nWe recognize that individuals may be experiencing varying circumstances or impacts related to Tropical Storm Bertha. Faculty and staff with questions or concerns about their individual circumstances or ability to return to campus should contact their manager or supervisor directly. Faculty are encouraged to provide flexibility to students who may experience travel difficulties. \n\nThe University will continue to monitor conditions and share any additional updates with the Loyola community as needed.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/normal-campus-operations-thursday-july-23",
      "sourceDescription": "Loyola NO emergency.loyno.edu situation status: Normal Campus Operations on Thursday, July 23",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual HTML match. Posted Wed 2026-07-22 20:37-05:00 for Thursday resume. Current Status Normal is page chrome, not stored.",
        "NBSP after travel difficulties. preserved as served."
      ],
      "characterCount": 698
    }
  ],
  "context": "Loyola University New Orleans posts situation-status updates at [emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official two-product Bertha sequence: remote Wednesday, normal Thursday."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Remote Operations Wednesday, July 22",
      "url": "https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/remote-operations-wednesday-july-22",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-30"
    },
    {
      "title": "Normal Campus Operations on Thursday, July 23",
      "url": "https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/normal-campus-operations-thursday-july-23",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-30"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "loyola-nola",
    "bertha",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-31",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-31",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}