BRCC one of several colleges targeted by bomb threats nationwide Tuesday
BATON ROUGE - Police were called to Baton Rouge Community College's Acadian campus over a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon.
The threat was reported around 2 p.m. at BRCC's location on N Acadian Thruway, prompting the school to evacuate students and staff.
Police said the campus was cleared shortly before 3 p.m.
Several other colleges, including the University of Virgina and Georgia Highlands College, also had reported bomb threats Tuesday. A bomb threat was reported at the Marriott Marquee in Washington D.C on Tuesday afternoon, where Donald Trump was set to speak.
Monday, eight Georgia colleges were targeted by bomb threats.
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In every case, no devices have been found.