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.
-
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... -
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...
-
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. -
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...
-
Louisiana has struck a deal with a pharmaceutical company to provide Hepatitis C treatment to the state's Medicaid patients and prisoners. -
Every twelve years, Louisiana’s Legislature goes through a shake up when a large number of legislators are termed out. -
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...
