A lawsuit filed on behalf of one of the more than 800 nursing home residents evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida also names the Louisiana Department of Health as defendants. Brooke Thorington explains…:

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West Monroe Police arrest a man for yelling at cars. Officers found 46-year-old Robert Clinton Jones. Jones sweating profusely, acting erratically and shouting at traffic. Officers suspected drugs and found a small amount of meth on him. He’s a guest of the parish now.

Governor John Bel Edwards declares an emergency state ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas, whose effects should be with us for several days. Donovan Landreneau with the National Weather Service says expect excessive rain and storm surge in coastal regions…:

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He says only the storm’s rain bands will tell how much rain we get.

Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish say a Loranger man committed aggravated assault when he reportedly brandished a gun and threatened a power lineman . TPSO Chief Jimmy Travis says 35-year-old Kendrick James refused to yield to a line team trying to restore power; that’s when the gun came out. Travis says harassing a utility worker is no way to get the power on faster..:

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