[Thrusher]

I am at a meeting in a building in downtown Baton Rouge six or eight blocks from the RiverCenter where the "refugees" are being housed.

The building management just announced that, at the request of the State Police, the building is being locked down due to rioting and looting downtown.

Hopefully, the building's management is overacting.

[SE Mom]

Thanks for update- keep us posted...stay safe.

[Thrusher]

The situation in downtown Baton Rouge appears to have been an over-reaction, but we are not getting a lot of information.

Apparently, there was something going on in the facility where the "refugees" are being kept, and a number of police officers, perhaps the SWAT team, were called in to help. The Mayor decided to close the courthouse, which is right next door, and everyone went nuts with rumors.

Tensions are very high here; people are very nervous. No one knows if it is paranoia or not, but the rumors and fear are swirling. Even if there is no real danger, we've worked ourselves up into a dangerous panic.

Hopefully, we can all just calm down, and get ourselves back together.