Chandler Watkins
Reporter/Anchor - KSLA
Shreveport, La.
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Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Chandler is excited to be in Shreveport covering the news that matters to you. Chandler graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in December 2017 after studying broadcast journalism and public relations.
She worked for the student-run news station, News 6, as a reporter, anchor, and even news director!
In her free time, you can find Chandler exploring northwest Louisiana, watching sports, or trying out new foods.
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Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins and Andrew McMunn
Three teens and a sheriff's deputy have a "long road to recovery" after surviving a car crash.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 10:10 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
Unlimited, 24/7 access to infant feeding support is now available to the 50,000 women and infants served by Louisiana WIC, through a partnership with Pacify Health.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 at 11:38 PM CDT
|By Curtis Heyen, Fred Gamble and Chandler Watkins
Authorities say it happened inside a restaurant that was open for business at the time
Grambling researcher working to improve mental health literacy among barbers serving Black community
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 9:21 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins and Rachael Thomas
The stigma surrounding mental health issues is a powerful thing among African Americans, particularly men, says Dr. Kevin Washington, head of the Department of Psychology/Sociology at Grambling State University.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2021 at 5:51 AM CDT
|By Rachael Thomas, Chandler Watkins and Stacey Cameron
Multiple agencies responded to Cross Lake Friday afternoon after getting reports of someone struggling in the water.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 4:21 AM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Neighbor helps victim’s wife to safety
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 11:55 AM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins says he hopes by the end of the first week of April, more tickets to the game will be available.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 12:23 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins and Curtis Heyen
Death of 61-year-old Caddo man due to exposure-related hypothermia confirmed to be storm-related
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins and Caroline Habetz
Cameron Parish residents come back to damage
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 12:11 AM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Clinical trials now have been expanded to include those who are not critically ill
Updated: Apr. 5, 2020 at 11:23 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
"We’re all in this together, even if we’re apart. We’re all in this together”
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
A senior sewing class at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in North Lake Charles is spreading holiday cheer this week by presenting over a dozen local veterans with quilts they have made.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2019 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning, Chandler Watkins and Jillian Corder
Deputy Chief Chris Rudy says that fire and police are currently at CBG Buick GMC on U.S. 171 following damage from a possible tornado.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2019 at 11:04 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
“You have to think that anyone who has gone missing has a loved one out there who is looking for them, who is missing them," Calcasieu Coroner’s Office Chief Investigator Charlie Hunter said. “We are just hoping to circulate that picture to as many people as we can hoping that someone will call.”
Updated: Oct. 18, 2019 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Lake Charles police have now investigated over 100 shootings since the start of 2019
Updated: Oct. 15, 2019 at 10:59 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Sulphur Police say they were dispatched to Rouses on Carlyss Blvd on Tuesday, October 8 for a robbery that happened around 11:50 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2019 at 9:37 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
The West Calcasieu Port is getting some major upgrades, thanks to a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2019 at 10:53 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
The Houston River Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance are honoring 15-year-old Blaine Campbell for saving his father’s life.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2019 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
On the surface, it seems like just another plant, when in reality, it’s anything but.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2019 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers may order blood drawn, without a warrant, from an unconscious person suspected of driving under the influence.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2019 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
50 years after the Apollo 11 Mission sent 3 American astronauts to the moon, NASA is working to do it again; this time, sending the first woman to the moon.
Updated: May. 30, 2019 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Memorial Day at Mae’s Beach could have turned deadly without the quick thinking of a Cameron Parish Deputy and several bystanders.
Updated: May. 29, 2019 at 10:21 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
According to the National Safety Council, on average, 38 children die each year after being left alone in a hot car, but in 2018 alone, 52 children died, making it the deadliest year on record in the past 20 years.
Updated: May. 28, 2019 at 10:11 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
“In the fire service, the nature of the fire creates a lot of carcinogens, which can be related to cancer," DeRidder Fire Chief Kenneth Harlow said. "With that said, the exposure the firefighters receive during fighting these fires have a tendency to be increased.”
Updated: May. 21, 2019 at 8:16 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
The Sulphur Police Department has arrested 5 men for allegedly having inappropriate relationships with the same 14-year-old juvenile.
Updated: May. 15, 2019 at 2:01 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Three motorcycle officers - two Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies and one Sulphur Police Department captain - who were injured escorting President Trump’s motorcade Tuesday have each received presidential challenge coins and a set of cuff links.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2019 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Two veterans in our area got the chance of a lifetime and took to the skies in a 1940s airplane.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2019 at 10:46 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Two veterans with no known living relatives were laid to rest with hundreds from around the community attending their funeral.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2019 at 7:23 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
The program is intended to help officers find people with disabilities as quickly as possible when they wander away from their families or caregivers and return them home safely.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2019 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
Have you ever received an email or phone call saying you won a free cruise of had free money waiting for you? If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2019 at 6:15 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
An investigative audit by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office shows the Housing Authority of Lake Charles paid a contractor thousands for undocumented inspections.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2019 at 10:35 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
A scam aimed at grandparents has made it’s way to SWLA; one Lake Area man is warning others signs to look out for.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2018 at 11:17 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
December is the leading month for home fires in the United States according to the National Fire Protection Association.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2018 at 10:00 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
The Sulphur Police Department has tips for residents to keep safe this holiday season.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2018 at 10:19 PM CST
|By Chandler Watkins
Authorities still searching for an inmate who reportedly escaped from the Sulphur jail Tuesday morning.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2018 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
As the holiday season begins, law enforcement through Southwest Louisiana is warning people to watch out for counterfeit money.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2018 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By Chandler Watkins
DeRidder Police arrested 23-year-old Kelsey Dease last month for alleged child abuse and neglect, and now, parents whose children attended Building Blocks Daycare in DeRidder, the daycare Dease worked at before being fired, are speaking out.