The center of Tropical Storm Nicholas is moving slowly towards the Houston Metropolitan area and producing heavy rainfall in southeast Texas and south Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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Several days of rainfall as the center of Nicholas will hover over southwest Louisiana tomorrow and Thursday. Dave Brannen has more from Governor Edwards…
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St. Tammany Parish Sheriff deputies have captured the 12-foot alligator believed to have killed 71-year-old Timothy Satterlee of Slidell. Satterlee was attacked outside his home which was surrounded by floodwaters in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Captain Lance Vitter says Satterlee went outside to check on something in his shed when he encountered the alligator…
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Satterlee was known for his volunteer work in the community along with disaster response by cooking meals for storm victims.

Fuel shortages continue to hamper areas hit hard by Ida. Revenue Secretary Kimberly Lewis says the state is waiving Louisiana’s diesel fuel penalty for selling or using tax-exempt dyed diesel fuel. Lewis says the relief will remain in effect through at least tomorrow…
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The southern half of Louisiana is under a flash flood watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas is moving slowly across southeast Texas today. Governor John Bel Edwards says portions of Louisiana could see periods of heavy rainfall over the next few days….
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For more on Nicholas track, here’s Brooke Thorington…
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According to the National Hurricane Center, the center of what’s left of Nicholas will be over Lafayette on Thursday.

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 they promised the family of Timothy Satterlee, Sr. that they would do all they can to locate his body.
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The alligator was located on Monday, two weeks after Satterlee was last seen. It was the victim’s 68-year-old wife that last saw him being attacked by the gator. She tried to assist but was unable and then traveled to a nearby highway for assistance because 9-1-1 was not operational.

Another tropical system is set to dump large amounts of rain on south Louisiana over the next couple of days with Governor Edwards advising the public to stay aware of this dangerous situation.  More from Dave Brannen.

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Tropical Storm Nicholas has made landfall in Texas, but he’s also expected to leave his calling card on the Bayou State. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The 504-pound alligator that claimed the life of a 61-year old Slidell man has been located, two weeks after he was last seen in knee-deep water outside his home in Avery Estates. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Governor John Bel Edwards says to expect Tropical Storm Nicholas to be downgraded to a depression as it enters southwest Louisiana, but noting that it doesn’t take a named storm to bring dangerous conditions to the state.

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Edwards says you don’t have to go back all that far to know that a depression can be as troublesome as a named storm.

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The rains that Tropical Storm Nicholas will bring to the state, even as a depression, could exacerbate the problem of getting more of Ida storm victim out of the dark after weeks without power.

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At last count, 119-thousand customers had still not had their power restored after the massive destruction to energy systems in south Louisiana.

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Tropical Storm Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coastline this morning and State Climatologist Barry Keim says the system has the potential of bringing storm surge as far east as Rutherford Beach and but the largest impact it will have on Louisiana is rainfall amounts.

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While in the Bayou State, Keim says Nicholas will weaken to a Tropical Depression but says the system to leave its calling card on the Bayou State in the form of rain.

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Keim says while the eye of the storm is only expected to be in the state for a day, we will feel effects for a number of days. He says even though it’s only expected to be a Tropical Depression widespread rain and flash flooding will be an issue.

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The Louisiana Department of Revenue is taking steps to provide state tax relief following Hurricane Ida. LDR Secretary Kimberly Lewis says the department is granting automatic filing extensions to both individual and business taxpayers in the 25 parishes placed under a disaster declaration by the governor.

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The automatic extended due date to file is now September 3, 2022.  However, Lewis says it is not an extension to pay any taxes due.

Kimberly Lewis, who heads up the Louisiana Department of Revenue, says LDR is granting automatic extensions until January 3^rd for the filing of excise, franchise, income, and severance taxes because of Hurricane Ida. In addition, individuals may also be eligible for state sales tax refunds to personal property destroyed by a natural disaster.

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The state Department of Revenue is waiving Louisiana’s diesel fuel penalty for selling or using tax-exempt dyed diesel fuel.  As with a similar step by the IRS, the penalty relief will remain in effect through at least Wednesday.

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That includes streamlining the process to obtain a license to import fuel into the state until supplies reach pre-hurricane levels.

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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.

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The alligator was located on Monday, two weeks after Satterlee was last seen. It was the victim’s 68-year-old wife that last saw him being attacked by the gator. She tried to assist but was unable and then she traveled to a nearby highway for assistance because 9-1-1 was not operational.

Vitter says to have Satterlee survive, Katrina, COVID, and then Ida to only be killed by an alligator while he checked on his property is even more tragic.

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After the alligator was captured, it was killed with permission granted by wildlife authorities, and they discovered what appears to be human remains inside the alligator’s stomach, and they will work with the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office to verify that they are those of Satterlee.

It has yet to be determined if Satterlee’s death will be considered a storm-related fatality, but Vitter says the knee-deep water under the victim’s home was a factor in his death.

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Satterlee was known for his volunteer work in the community along with disaster response by cooking meals for storm victims.

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LSU Coach Ed Orgeron announces running back John Emery is out for the rest of the season as he’s been ruled academically ineligible. Orgeron did not provide any specifics on what resulted in Emery being ruled ineligible. There are some asking how could this happen? Orgeron says lack of communication is not a problem…

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LSU was without three starting offensive linemen in the McNeese game. Xavier Hill, Maron Martinez and Charlers Turner started in the place of Cam Wire, Chasen Hines and Austin Deculus. Orgeron says the new guys fought hard…

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LSU will host Central Michigan this Saturday. The Chippewas lost by ten points to Missouri two weeks ago and through two games this season they are averaging 239 rushing yards a game. They are led by last year’s MAC freshman of the year Lew Nichols, who has 214 rushing yards

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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 Senior that they would do all they to locate his body.

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The alligator was located this morning, two weeks after Satterlee was last seen.

Southwest Louisiana is under a Flash Flood Watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas heads up the southeast Texas coast.  Donovan Landreneau with the National Weather Service says it’s too early to say just which areas of the state will be subjected to the heaviest of rainfall as Nicholas is predicted to twist to the northeast as it exits Texas.

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Baton Rouge attorney Ron Haley has filed a lawsuit on behalf of one of the more than 800 nursing home residents that were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during hurricane Ida. The suit names nursing homeowner Bob Dean and the Louisiana Department of Health as defendants. Haley’s client is Darlene Franklin.

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Haley says LDH should be held responsible since they approved the evacuation plan in which seven have now died.

35-year old Kendrick James of Loranger is charged with aggravated assault of a utility worker after branding a gun and threatening a lineman. Tangipahoa Parish Sherriff’s Office Chief Jimmy Travis says this is not the first incident involving harassment of utility workers. He says one man even threatened the power company over the phone.

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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…:

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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…:

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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…:

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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.

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 30^th. 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.

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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Southwest Louisiana is under a Flash Flood Watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas heads up the southeast Texas coast.  Donovan Landreneau with the National Weather Service says it’s too early to say just which areas of the state will be subjected to the heaviest of rainfall as Nicholas is predicted to twist to the northeast as it exits Texas.

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35-year old Kendrick James of Loranger is charged with aggravated assault of a utility worker after branding a gun and threatening a lineman. Tangipahoa Parish Sherriff’s Office Chief Jimmy Travis says this is not the first incident involving harassment of utility workers. He says one man even threatened the power company over the phone.

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Baton Rouge attorney Ron Haley has filed a lawsuit on behalf of one of the more than 800 nursing home residents that were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during hurricane Ida. The suit names nursing homeowner Bob Dean and the Louisiana Department of Health as defendants. Haley’s client is Darlene Franklin, who is currently in a nursing home in New Roads.

Cut 10 (10)    a victim.” 

Haley says LDH should be held responsible since they approved the evacuation plan in which seven have now died.

The Saints started the 2021 season with an impressive 38-3 victory over the Green Bay Packers in a game held in Jacksonville, Florida Linebacker Demario Davis hopes their win over one of the top teams in the NFC is uplifting for those who are suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida…

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Baton Rouge attorney Ron Haley has filed a lawsuit on behalf of one of the more than 800 nursing home residents that were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during hurricane Ida. The suit names nursing homeowner Bob Dean and the Louisiana Department of Health as defendants. Haley says nursing homes in southern parts of the state are required to file an evacuation plan with the state.

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State police are investigating a weekend officer-involved shooting.  It occurred Saturday night involving a Shreveport police office at a West 70^th Street address inside the city limits. He had responded to a call for service at a convenience store and wound up chasing 30-year-old Desmond Lewis who fled on foot. After catching up with Lewis, he and the officer got into an altercation, Lewis pulling out a weapon and the officer responding by fatally shooting Lewis.  The officer escaped injury.

Southwest Louisiana is under a Flash Flood Watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas heads up the southeast Texas coast.  Donovan Landreneau with the National Weather Service says the amount of rain the Bayou State could see could climb as high as 20 inches.  Landreneau says rain bands will likely tell the story of how much rain areas of the state will receive from Nicholas.

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The Saints started the 2021 season with an impressive 38-3 victory over the Green Bay Packers in a game held in Jacksonville, Florida, because of the devastation in southeast Louisiana from Hurricane Ida. Quarterback Jameis Winston threw five touchdown passes and dedicates the victory to New Orleans

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Linebacker Demario Davis hopes their statement win over one of the top teams in the NFC revives hope for those suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida…

Most of Southwest Louisiana is under a Flash Flood Watch as Tropical Storm Nicholas heads up the southeast Texas coast.  Donovan Landreneau with the National Weather Service says the amount of rain the Bayou State could see could climb as high as 20 inches and storm surge could be an additional problem.

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In Tangipahoa Parish, a Loranger man is charged with aggravated assault of a utility worker after branding a gun and threatening a lineman. TPSO Chief Jimmy Travis says it happened Friday evening on Highway 445 after 35-year-old Kendrick James refused to yield to a utility crew restoring power.

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More than two weeks after Hurricane Ida tore up southeast Louisiana, for the most part, the lights still aren’t back on for homes and businesses in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.  Entergy Louisiana President and CEO Phillip May, the repairs will be slow going for the time being.

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According to the Louisiana Public Service Commission as of this morning, 119-thousand customers remain without power.

State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says it looks as if COVID hospitalizations peaked in mid-August during the 4^th wave, but he worries progress could be lost due to families having to shelter outside their homes during Ida. Kanter says while the numbers are encouraging, we must remain vigilant with COVID mitigation.

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