BATON ROUGE - A portion of Highland Road was shut down Wednesday evening by LSU Police officers during an investigation into a reported stabbing. 

"Highland Road is closed on campus for police activity. The scene is safe, a suspect is in custody. Avoid the area," an LSU emergency alert sent out at 6:39 p.m. said. Nearly 40 minutes later, LSU said Highland re-opened and the scene was safe. 

The nature of the arrest was unclear. Sources told WBRZ officers were responding to a reported stabbing.