Raccoon Falls Through Ceiling Into Packed LSU Dining Hall

A racoon watches is seen on the course during the first round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic at the Disney Palm and Magnolia courses, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Nov. 12, 2009. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

BATON ROUGE, La.—A raccoon fell through the ceiling into a packed dining hall at Louisiana State University as students screamed and a cook tried to catch it in a basket.

Freshman Danielle Gipson told The Reveille student newspaper that everyone was standing up and looking around for a raccoon when she went into the 459 Dining Hall for dinner Wednesday.