Brooke Thorington
Capitol Access ReporterBefore 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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Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein said the coverage will save the state money in the long run to lessen the risk of chronic conditions related to obesity. -
A measure to crack down on marijuana use near school facilities advanced to the Senate. It would increase the penalty for smoking marijuana within 2,000 feet of a school facility to up to a year in prison and up to a $1,000 fine.
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Affordability legislation advances, TOPS repayment bill fails. -
Efforts to attract more aerospace industry to the state advanced from the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee on Monday. That’s despite a fiscal note not detailing how much this could cost the state general fund in future revenue. -
TOPS recipients who lose their state-funded scholarships would have to repay them, under a bill that barely got out of the House Education Committee. -
Two bills for a proposed constitutional convention to revise the state’s constitution are advancing in the legislature. -
Currently, in Louisiana, a governor can be sworn in more than twice but is limited to two consecutive terms. HB 225 would prevent former Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards from seeking a third term. -
HB 1088 gives local and state sales tax rebates for the purchase of certain items used in aerospace facilities and activities.
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The Louisiana House has approved HB 838 to eliminate the inspection sticker requirement for most drivers. The proposed QR code sticker would cost $6.
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The measure would give sales tax rebates to aerospace businesses that create 200 permanent jobs and make a $1 billion investment
