The southern half of Louisiana is under a flash flood watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas is moving slowly across southeast Texas today. Governor John Bel Edwards says portions of Louisiana could see periods of heavy rainfall over the next few days….
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For more on Nicholas track, here’s Brooke Thorington…
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According to the National Hurricane Center, the center of what’s left of Nicholas will be over Lafayette on Thursday.

The 504-pound alligator suspected of killing a 71-year-old Slidell man the day after Ida made landfall has been captured. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Captain Lance Vitter says they promised the family of Timothy Satterlee, Sr. that they would do all they can to locate his body.
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The alligator was located on Monday, two weeks after Satterlee was last seen. It was the victim’s 68-year-old wife that last saw him being attacked by the gator. She tried to assist but was unable and then traveled to a nearby highway for assistance because 9-1-1 was not operational.