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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Last update 5:15 p.m., July 12, 2019Governor John Bel Edwards is urging residents to be ready to ride out Tropical Storm Barry by Friday evening, ahead of… -
Last Update 5:00 p.m., July 11, 2019The latest forecasts have Tropical Storm Barry making landfall no longer as a hurricane, but as a tropical storm, just… -
Louisiana has struck a deal with a pharmaceutical company to provide Hepatitis C treatment to the state's Medicaid patients and prisoners. -
Rice is one of Louisiana's signature agricultural products. But it’s more than just the base for gumbos and étouffées - it’s an economic driver across... -
Every twelve years, Louisiana’s Legislature goes through a shake up when a large number of legislators are termed out. -
Louisianians will not be playing daily fantasy sports or betting on games outright anytime soon, after the final chaotic minutes of the legislative... -
Lawmakers and the governor entered the legislative session agreeing the state should raise teacher salaries and increase education spending. But it took... -
With the 2019 legislative session wrapped up and a campaign for re-election on the horizon, Governor John Bel Edwards took stock of the successes and... -
Lawmakers worked to the bitter end of the legislative session Thursday to address the two biggest remaining issues: the state’s next budget and the... -
On the second to last day of a legislative session where several abortion restrictions easily cleared the Legislature, lawmakers approved a proposed...
