Brooke Thorington
Before joining WRKF as the Capitol Access reporter, Brooke was the Assistant News Director at Louisiana Radio Network, where she also reported on statewide news and covered the state legislature.
Her broadcasting career includes stops in Birmingham, Alabama, Butte, Montana, Jonesboro, Arkansas and her hometown of Montgomery.
Seeing as her first job was a Page at the Alabama Senate and she graduated with a B.A. from Auburn University in Radio/TV/Film, it only makes sense she’s the Louisiana Capitol reporter for WRKF.
In 2001 she worked as a State of Alabama employee and then as a private contractor during the BP Oil Spill cleanup in Mobile.
When not following Louisiana politics, Brooke enjoys Irish films and spending time with her rescue pug, Zelda.
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Creating the proposed district could deal a blow to East Baton Rouge Parish schools, sapping students and public funding. -
Here's what we know about each amendment and how various organizations and advocacy groups feel about them. -
If passed, it would be the most significant revision of the state’s constitution since 1974. -
The planned ballot language is false and misleading, plaintiffs argue -
The father of Max Gruver, an LSU student who died from hazing in 2017, reflects on how laws have changed since his son’s death. -
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards has released his “Revive EBR” proposal to relocate library funds for other city services like public safety and road improvements. -
“ It seems that if you're young, if you're Black, if you're outspoken, you got to do whatever the white man tells you to do,” Lewis said. -
“I want our Democratic leaders of Congress to be able to question Elon Musk,” said Conner Welch. -
"We're concerned that we will have a big onslaught of folks coming in in a panic," OMV Commissioner Dan Casey said. -
“By creating a more resilient sector of the state, we're going to attract more insurance companies and that competition will help us reduce insurance rates for all homeowners.”
