Tropical Storm Nicholas is whipping through southeast Texas, slowly heading towards Louisiana. Nearly the entire state is seeing rainfall, with south Louisiana experiencing heavier rainfall and stronger storms. Stacey Denson with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says the center of the storm will not reach the Bayou State until tomorrow.
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And that would be light to moderate rainfall with some heavy pockets of rain now and then, with the potential for localized flooding.
While schools and government buildings in Calcasieu Parish are closed today in hopes of keeping motorists off the road, Sheriff Tony Mancuso says first responders however and the National Guard are at work ready to assist if needed.
Mancuso also highly discourages residents from sightseeing after the storm as a courtesy to first responders.
There’s help from FEMA available to those who qualify for reimbursement of generator or chainsaw purchases related to Hurricane Ida. Agency spokesman Nate Custer says there are guidelines for say the maximum payout of 800-dollars for a generator.
And, in certain conditions, FEMA will provide a reimbursement of up to 250-dollars for chain saws needed to deal with trees downed blocking access to homes due to Ida.
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 Sheriff Randy Smith promised the family of Timothy Satterlee, Sr. that they would do all they to locate his body.