Several New Orleans nonprofits that had for years been housed at the former University of New Orleans campus were forced to scramble for new offices this month after LSU New Orleans told them to vacate to make way for athletics department offices.
LSUNO officials confirmed Tuesday that the groups were given one month to leave and were ordered to be out by Oct. 31.
LSUNO did not say how many nonprofits were asked to vacate, though at least four said they received the notices: Silence is Violence, which offers care and advocacy to survivors of violent crimes; Project NOLA, a community-based crime camera program; Court Watch NOLA, which trains civilian volunteers to monitor criminal court; and SOUL Nola, which plants native trees citywide to mitigate the effects of climate change…