News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Rene Abadie Date: 12/5/03   TRAFFIC CHANGES PLANNED FOR SLU COMMENCEMENT       HAMMOND --  Motorists and visitors planning to attend Southeastern Louisiana University’s winter commencement ceremonies on Saturday (December 13) should anticipate heavy traffic and route changes affecting University Avenue.        Paul Marek, director of University Police, said sections of University Avenue will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. that day. University Avenue will be barricaded at West Tornado Drive.       Prior to commencement, eastbound traffic will be diverted to Pecan Street or to West Tornado for parking at the University Center. Westbound traffic will enter the University Center parking lots via General Pershing Avenue Extension or onto the campus at SGA Drive.      Following commencement, all eastbound traffic will be diverted to Pecan Street. Motorists leaving East Tornado will be directed into the second lane, while those leaving West Tornado will go into the first lane. Traffic leaving lots via the General Pershing Extension will be directed south onto General Pershing Avenue.      Drivers not attending commencement are advised to use U.S. 190 (Thomas Street and Morris Street) or Natalbany Road (Hwy. 1064) to avoid University Avenue traffic. Return to News Releases