Tropical Storm Nicholas is headed up the Texas Gulf Coast, and will almost certainly affect Louisiana as it makes its inland. Dave Brannen reports we should expect lots of rain…:
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The alligator that reportedly attacked and killed a Slidell man has been captured. St. Tammany deputies report the 12-foot long monster was unusually big around and found very near where 71-year-old Tim Satterlee Sr. disappeared August 30th. It did have human remains inside. Those will be identified.
A Baton Rouge lawyer says he’s suing the owner of the nursing homes who evacuated hundreds of residents from Hurricane Ida, but took them to an allegedly sub-standard warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish. Attorney Ron Haley says his client, Darlene Franklin of New Roads, was among hundreds crowded into the warehouse, left on mattresses on the floor and deprived of food and water for two days…:
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Haley’s also named the state Department of Health as a plaintiff along with Baton Rouge businessman Bob Dean.
St Tammany Sheriff’s deputies say an out-of-state utility repairman has been hit and killed by a drunk driver. The lineman’s identity is withheld until his family are notified. He was hit when an SUV driven by Slidell resident John Kite hit a men working, sign and plowed through several orange cones. Kite was not badly hurt, but tested positive for alcohol impairment. He’s initially charged with suspicion of vehicular negligent injuring. An investigation is underway.