One of the hundreds of nursing home residents, who were evacuated for Hurricane Ida but taken to a warehouse with little creature comforts, is suing the homes’ owner and the state Health Department. Baton Rouge Lawyer Ron Haley represents Darlene Franklin, of New Roads. He says she not only lived in a Bob Dean-owned home; she used to work for him…:

CUT 10  (10)        “…a victim”

Several of those evacuees died. Dean’s operational licenses have been pulled. So far no official statement from Dean or LDH.

A Tangipahoa Parish man is arrested for allegedly threatening an out-of-state power line repairman with a gun. TPSO Chief Jimmy Travis says it happened Friday on Highway 445, after 35-year-old Kendrick James messed with a utility crew…:

CUT 06  (12)        “…a utility worker”

A flash flood watch for southwest Louisiana, as Tropical storm Nicholas makes its way toward the Texas Gulf Coast. We can expect a lot of rain as Nicholas comes inland, then turns to the northeast. National Weather Service forecaster Donovan Landreneau says how much rain will all depend on how those rain bands lay out…:

CUT 04  (08)        “…even 20 inches”

Nicholas’s current forecast track will take it just west of Houston, then turn toward Louisiana.

LSU is preparing to kick out students who did not meet entry requirements that they have at least the first of two Pfizer COVID 19 vaccination shots, OR fill out an opt-out form and have regular testing. The deadline to provide that proof to the university passed last Friday. Students who did not comply with the requirements will be disenrolled from the university, a portion of their tuition reimbursed.