Hello all. I wanted to give you an update on the McNeese Archives after Hurricane Laura. The good news is that the archives collections are completely fine. There's no power, of course, but the facilities department is working right now to seal the building and run dehumidifiers to get the environmental conditions to an acceptable level.
We are part of the larger McNeese Library. The Government Information Department, which is on the top floor, sustained some damage and about 10 percent of the materials got wet and are being dried right now.
The parish officials are reporting that we will probably not have power for at least a few weeks. I'm evacuated with my family in Houston at the moment. We are all fine.
Thank you all so much for your care and concern.
Pati
Pati Threatt | Archivist & Special Collections Librarian
Frazar Memorial Library
Box 91445 | McNeese State University | Lake Charles, LA 70609
(337) 475-5731
http://library.mcneese.edu/archives
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