Kevin Batiste

Sports Reporter

Baton Rouge, La.

Kevin Batiste Jr. was born in Baton Rouge and raised in Rosedale. An Iberville MSA West graduate, his sports obsession began at a young age when his mom would scold him for watching classic football games instead of being productive.

Kevin began at WAFB as an intern. He would get hired on as a sports producer before later being promoted to sports reporter. As much as he enjoys being a fan of the games, what Kevin enjoys the most is showcasing our local athletes so they and their families can have memories to cherish. (Or so the kids can show off to their friends.)

Contact Kevin via email at kevin.batiste@wafb.com and if you see him around, give him a shout!

Education

University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Mass Communication (Broadcasting)

College

LSU baseball players finish up practice on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

LSU gets ready to face Gonzaga in NCAA Regional

Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 6:55 PM CDT

By Kevin Batiste

The Oregon Ducks are the host team at PK Park for the 2021 Eugene Regional but it is the LSU Tigers that are looking to send their head coach out on a positive note.

Latest News

Crime

APD investigating ‘incident’ on North MacArthur Drive

Updated: 18 minutes ago

By KALB Digital Team

The Alexandria Police Department appears to have an active investigation in the area around Veterans Drive and North MacArthur Drive.

Crime

WATCH LIVE: KALB’s ‘Save Our City’ series

Updated: 1 hour ago

By KALB Digital Team

Watch our Save Our City series!

Great Health Divide

Great Health Divide: Alexandria Farmers Market match program doubles shopping experience for SNAP recipients

Updated: 1 hour ago

By Kailey McCarthy

Things like fresh food from a local farmer’s market were out of the question for SNAP recipients, until now.

Coronavirus

Indoor mask mandate ordered across Louisiana

Updated: 2 hours ago

By WAFB Staff

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has implemented a statewide indoor mask mandate to combat the spread of COVID-19 and the delta variant of the virus.

News

Spring Bayou Road in Avoyelles Parish getting major renovations

Updated: 4 hours ago

By Dylan Domangue

A groundbreaking was held Monday morning to announce that major repairs will be coming to Spring Bayou Rd. in Marksville.

Latest News

News

‘Back to School Bash’ held in Alexandria over the weekend

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Alex Orenczuk

At the event, local students received free supplies for the upcoming school year.

News

Cenla celebrates the life of Natalie Desselle-Reid at memorial parade

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Alex Orenczuk

Hundreds from Cenla gathered at Peabody Magnet High school to Celebrate the life of actress Natalie Desselle-Reid.

Crime

APD seeking another suspect wanted in fatal Broadway Ave shooting

Updated: 6 hours ago

By Alexandria Police Department

Alexandria Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted person in reference to the shooting incident that occurred July 29 in the 2900 block of Broadway Ave.

Coronavirus

The latest Cenla COVID-19 cases, information, testing locations

Updated: 8 hours ago

By KALB Staff

COVID-19 updates in Central Louisiana

News

Changes begin to NWS severe thunderstorm warnings

Updated: 9 hours ago

By Rachael Penton

The National Weather Service is making changes to the way you receive severe thunderstorm warnings beginning August 2.

News

Unrestrained driver killed in Rapides Parish crash

Updated: 10 hours ago

By LSP

A man from Elmer was killed in a single-vehicle crash on August 1 around 4:20 p.m.