UPDATE: LSU says officers investigated the area and no credible threat has been found on campus.

The school is returning to normal operations.

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BATON ROUGE - LSU has sent out a warning to its students and staff warning of an armed individual on campus Tuesday afternoon.

The message sent out around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday warned recipients of a person reportedly armed with a weapon near the LSU Bookstore and the neighboring parking garage.

The school says LSU police are on the scene.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.