Wallis Watkins
Wallis Watkins is a Baton Rouge native. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from Louisiana State University in 2013. Soon after, she joined WRKF as an intern and is now reporting on health and health policy for Louisiana's Prescription.
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Today, we're taking a look back at the year in Louisiana politics. In 2019, we saw some things change and others stay the same. Democrat John Bel... -
Louisiana’s higher education leaders recently boosted the goals of postsecondary education in the state. By 2030, they want 60% of Louisiana’s adults to... -
It’s been nearly a year since trade tensions between China and the U.S. began escalating. Since then, both countries have introduced several rounds of... -
A three-day celebration of the life of Kathleen Babineaux Blanco begins Thursday in Baton Rouge.
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Every seat in the Louisiana Legislature is up for election this October. A third of those races have already been decided, as candidates went unopposed. -
Louisiana's first female governor, Kathleen Blanco, passed away Sunday, August 18, after a battle with cancer. Blanco was 76. She had been diagnosed... -
The call to rewrite Louisiana’s constitution, adopted in 1974, has been growing over the last few years. But inside the Capitol, lawmakers haven’t been... -
A new law will take effect in August establishing a minimum age for marriage in Louisiana. In order to get married, a person must be at least 16 years... -
In his State of the Union address earlier this year, President Trump announced plans to eliminate the spread of new HIV cases in the U.S. by 2030. The... -
As Hurricane Barry was developing in the Gulf of Mexico, so was the race for governor in Louisiana. In light of the storm, Governor John Bel Edwards...
