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CRIME
Bouvay indicted by grand jury Staff Reports William Bouvay Jr., the man who allegedly called in a bomb threat to the East Baton Rouge Parish 911 Call Center, has been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to U.S. Attorney and Baton Rouge District Attorney offices. Bouvay, 42, is being charged with willfully conveying false information concerning the attempt to destroy property by means of explosives. If found guilty, he could face 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine. According to the Associated Press, Bouvay also faces a state charge of communicating false information of a planned bombing that could add up to 20 years to his sentence. Bouvay was arrested Tuesday night after authorities tracked down the deactivated cell phone he used to make the threat. According to the Associated Press, Bouvay admitted to making the call after he was arrested. He is being held at the EBR Parish jail on a $1 million bond. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
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Friday, September 21, 2012 • Volume 117, Issue 20
Storming the Plains LSU Tigers look to rectify road woes at AU Chandler Rome Sports Writer
Between blowouts and bomb threats, it’s still the same message from Bennie Logan. On the heels of LSU’s first road trip of the season to open Southeastern Conference play, the Coushatta native and junior
defensive tackle had a familiar battle cry for the underclassmen. “Stay focused and prepare to dominate,” Logan said. “You dominate at practice, you dominate in the game.” Fresh off of three non-conference romps to open the season, the Tigers (3-0) will meet a fragile Auburn club in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, where the Tigers are 1-2 under coach Les Miles. After Monday’s bomb threat and the ensuing campus-wide
evacuation that forced the Tigers to call off film study and practice, Miles predicted the team will feel no ill effects, pointing to his staff’s overemphasis of certain points. “The good news is we overcoach it,” Miles said. “We never get to a game when we don’t think there’s something we need to coach some more.” Even with last week’s lackluster showing against LouisianaMonroe, Auburn (1-2) is still a AUBURN, see page 11
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LSU junior safety Eric Reid (1) jumps during a pregame huddle before the Tigers’ win against Idaho on Saturday.
ANNIVERSARY
honors current campus University spent $82,000 on facility Joshua Bergeron Staff Writer
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1925, the University began a new life on a new campus. The University’s campus was originally located downtown, on what is currently the Louisiana State Capitol. But the school was quickly running out of room in what was a converted military post. Most of the land lying south of Baton Rouge consisted of plantations, according to Clarke Cadzow, local historian and Highland Coffees owner. Cadzow said the backstory of the land is also historically significant. “Highland Road got its name because it was higher than the rest of the land,” he said. “So, when the Mississippi River flooded, Highland didn’t.” CAMPUS, see page 11
CRIME
Bomb threat reported at airport Ferris McDaniel and Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer and Photo Editor
Only three days after an empty bomb threat turned LSU’s campus into a frenzy, another bomb threat was reported at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on Thursday evening. The airport’s terminal and parking garage were evacuated, and a car bomb was reported to be located in a black SUV parked in the garage, said East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux. “I literally just sat down at the gate, and they told everyone to get out of here; we have to evacuate the airport,” said Lenox Brown, accounting senior. Brown, who was preparing to
visit his girlfriend in Atlanta, said he sat outside after the evacuation until the evacuees were moved to a hangar. Airport authorities informed evacuees of the black SUV car bomb and asked any person with a black SUV to come forward for questioning, he said. The airport’s incoming flights continued to land, but did not dock at the terminal, said airport spokesman Jim Caldwell. Those on-board the airplanes were eventually transported to the same hangar as the other evacuees. Caldwell said the threat was reported between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., and the FBI is involved in the investigation. Noah Baker, a 23-year-old law student, was involved in the
airport evacuation, as well as Monday’s campus exodus, and said the most recent evacuation was “easier” than the previous one. He had a two-hour evacuation from his classes at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, located on the outskirts of campus. “It’s kind of frustrating because between the hurricane and the bomb threat on Monday and now this, personally for me, it’s all really inconvenient,” Baker said. Baker said none of the evacuees “really know what’s going on” and compared the evacuation to “being held hostage.” Contact Ferris McDaniel at fmcdaniel@lsureveille.com
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LSU law student Noah Baker, 23, charges his phone as he awaits the all-clear after a bomb threat at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on Thursday.