Southern University and A&M College (SUBR) (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | school

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801 Harding Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70807
(225) 771-4500
www.subr.edu/

Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge (SUBR) is an historically-black university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

All Southern University programs are accredited and monitored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Southern University was originally chartered in 1880 in New Orleans. In 1974 a special session in the Louisiana Legislature established the Southern University System, which consists of:
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, (SUBR)
Southern University, New Orleans (SUNO)
Southern University Law Center
Southern University Agricultural Center
Southern University, Shreveport (SUSLA, a community college)
The Southern University Museum of Art at Shreveport(a destination of the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail).

Notable alumni include:
Mel Blount - Hall of Fame pro football player
Branford Marsalis - jazz musician
Lou Brock - Hall of Fame major league baseball player
Cleo Fields - politician, member U.S. House of Representatives
Russell L. Honore - Army Lieutenant General, commander, Joint Task Force Katrina

SCHOOL MASCOT: Jaguar
SCHOOL COLORS: Columbia Blue and Gold