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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After Rep. Julia Letlow announced her candidacy, her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is left up for grabs. The field is already getting crowded, as five Republicans have announced they’ll be throwing their hat in the ring so far. -
Letlow made her campaign announcement on Tuesday (Jan. 20). She joins an increasingly crowded field of republicans running to unseat Cassidy.
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A new proposal could help the East Baton Rouge Parish Library regain some funding it lost after the failure of Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ Thrive EBR plan in November. -
The approved budget includes 11% cuts to nearly every department and nearly 200 layoffs. Councilmembers also allocated some of their budget funds to impacted departments. -
Thrive EBR, the tax rededication plan meant to help pull East Baton Rouge out of a $21 million deficit, failed Saturday. Mayor-President Sid Edwards said employee cuts are unavoidable. -
Baton Rouge voters will decide Saturday whether to fill a $21 million budget deficit by redirecting taxes from the public library and two other agencies.
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Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said his team organized with about 15 restaurants in an attempt to make sure no one goes hungry during the government shutdown. -
The constant back-and-forth with SNAP funds has left many worried that they won’t have enough food to eat. Now, various governmental and charitable organizations, like the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, are stepping up to meet the need. -
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council hopes to persuade more public service retirees to switch to a government-funded health care plan it offers to help make up for a $21 million budget shortfall. -
In cities both big and small, rural and urban people gathered for 'No Kings' Day protests. There were 11 in Louisiana, with one in Baton Rouge drawing around 1,000 attendees.
