LSU Alumni: E-mail Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

This article addresses common Alumni questions regarding the LSU E-mail service.

1. Can I keep the same e-mail address?

No. New alumni will need to utilize a third party email address going forward. Any e-mail that is currently being forwarded to your LSUMail account will need to be reconfigured to forward to an alternative email account.

2. How do I transfer my LSU student e-mails to another e-mail account?

For old messages, Log in to LSUMail and forward each old message to another e-mail address or setup a POP connection to your LSUMail account and download a copy of the messages in the LSUMail Inbox to your personal computer. Note: Messages in the Sent folder or other folders will not be retrieved by this method.

3. Do I have to pay in order to keep my e-mail address?

You will not be able to keep your LSUMail email address. Only individuals who are actively associated with LSU as an employee or student or LSU retiree are allowed an lsu.edu e-mail address. When you leave LSU, the account is kept active for a transition period of at least two major semesters, after which the account is eligible for deletion.

4. Is it possible to get an extension for account purge? To keep my @lsu.edu account longer.

No. Unless you are applying for admission or coming to work at LSU within the next couple of months, it is not possible.

5. Is there any way for me to keep my @lsu.edu e-mail address?

No. If you enroll as a full time LSU student or work for LSU, then you will get another MyLSU ID which will have an associated e-mail address at lsu.edu. Once you leave LSU this new account will also be deleted. Only those who retire from LSU are allowed to keep their MyLSU Account ID indefinitely. See Identity and Access Management (PS-128).