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RPCC Newsroom
September 17, 2008

RPCC reopens after hurricane closures

By Angela Cutrer
RPCC Director of Public Information

RPCC Computer Science instructor Savitha Pinnepalli, at left, discusses new assignments to her students as River Parishes Community College classes resumed classes Wednesday, September 10. Hurricane Gustav had closed the campus for more than a week. (Angela Cutrer/RPCC)
RPCC Computer Science instructor Savitha Pinnepalli, at left, discusses new assignments to her students as River Parishes Community College classes resumed classes Wednesday, September 10. Hurricane Gustav had closed the campus for more than a week. (Angela Cutrer/RPCC)
Angela Cutrer/RPCC

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike swept into the Gulf Coast in September 2008, causing businesses and schools across the state to shutter their doors due to power outages and damage. River Parishes Community College lost a few trees, but sprung only a small leak in one building. Classes resumed Sept. 10, but the campus closed again that Friday as Ike stoked winds up to 60 miles per hour. RPCC reopened Sept. 15







River Parishes Community College in Sorrento, La., is an open-admission, two-year, postsecondary public institution dedicated to developing and assisting students in achieving personal, professional and academic success. A component of the Louisiana Community and Technical College system and its board of supervisors, RPCC serves the Louisiana river parishes by providing transferable courses and curricula through certificates and associate's degrees. Please visit www.rpcc.edu or call (225) 675-8270 for more information.