Tropical Storm Nicholas is whipping through southeast Texas, slowly heading towards Louisiana.  Nearly the entire the 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 will be over Louisiana tomorrow. She says expect lots of steady rain, some flash flooding and then… some improvement in a couple days…:

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As Nicholas and the threat of heavy rainfall moves into Louisiana, Southwest parishes prepare for the hit. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says they are prepared in case any residents find themselves in peril….:

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Mancuso says they also have the National Guard in place to assist with any rescues if needed.

FEMA is offering Hurricane Ida victims help with the expense of generators or chainsaws. Dave Brannen reports…:

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A Baton Rouge shop owners goes viral in a video of her and a shoplifter wrestling for a bag of stolen goods. Abby Bullock owns the Wanderlust by Abby boutique, and says she wasn’t about to let the unidentified thief out with over $800 in merchandise. Video of the kerfuffle has been viewed over 360-thousand times.