Alex Cox
Report for America corps memberAlex Cox is a corps member of Report for America, an organization that pairs journalists with local news organizations to help them serve their communities. They will be covering St. George's split from Baton Rouge and how it may impact marginalized communities.
Before coming to WRKF, Alex was a student at the University of Missouri, where they worked for the NPR affiliate for Central Missouri and a local paper for Columbia, Missouri. They've covered everything from state politics to health care access issues in rural Missouri.
When not on the job, Alex enjoys being a nerd playing Dungeons and Dragons.
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Raises go beyond teachers and include all employees, except for a single salary scale for administrative staff. -
BRPD works with federal agents to crack down on gang-like organizations. Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse said the agreement won’t change anything operationally -
Most teachers in East Baton Rouge Parish public schools will get a raise if the school board approves Superintendent LaMont Cole’s proposed budget. -
East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore is suing the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council and Mayor-President Sid Edwards in hopes of getting the $22.6 million he asked for in his 2026 budget proposal.
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Of the total 787,521 votes cast, 64% of voters statewide rejected the amendment. In East Baton Rouge, 69% of voters rejected it. -
All East Baton Rouge city-parish employees are set to receive a raise soon, after the Metro Council approved a plan in a 10-1 vote Wednesday. -
Voters across Louisiana will decide this month whether to let the new City of St. George form its own school district.
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Markel Lee, 17, was arrested on Friday and charged with one count of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon. -
After reviewing video footage,BRPD Chief TJ Morse said the shooting was the result of an argument between two groups in the mall’s food court. -
All officers will receive at least a 15% raise, non-sworn employees will receive a 3.5% raise and the police chief will receive a 5.9% raise. The base pay for a sworn officer would be kicked up from about $41,000 to about $58,000 under this plan.
