Kamren Phillips
WAFB Digital Content Producer
Kamren is a native of Long Beach, California.
She graduated from Southern University in 2021, with a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communications, and a concentration in broadcast journalism. While at Southern, she was a member of National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
Kamren was also an intern with 9Sports in 2019.
Contact Kamren via email at kamren.phillips@wafb.com
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Kamren Phillips and Lester Duhé
Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a shooting with ‘multiple victims’ Sunday night.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 7:03 AM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Scotlandville High continues in-person learning after plumbing issues in the E-building caused the school to go virtual for a couple days.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 1:01 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department report a man wanted for attempted murder was arrested.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 8:55 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Emergency officials responded to a vehicle crash with a train Saturday evening.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 8:27 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Officials with the St. Gabriel Police Department responded to a deadly ATV crash around 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 17.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 9:08 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating the cause of a house fire near Scenic Hwy.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:48 AM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
A young woman wanted for assault by drive-by shooting has turned herself in to authorities.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The historic football matchup between the LSU Tigers and Southern University Jags is officially sold out ahead of Saturday’s game in Death Valley.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 3:01 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating the cause of an afternoon apartment fire on Denham St.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
A suspect has been arrested on Thursday, Sept. 1, in connection with the investigation into a woman being found shot to death inside a vehicle in Baton Rouge.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 9:08 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Camp Seafood Market & Patio announced on Wednesday, Aug. 31, that it has closed its doors.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Officials say they have arrrested the student who is allegedly behind Wednesday’s rumored school threat in Geismar.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:06 AM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested Desmond Coates, 27, in connection with a deadly shooting at a gas station on Plank Road.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 2:24 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The State Fire Marshal’s Office has arrested a Baton Rouge man for allegedly setting fire to an ex-girlfriend’s home while her daughters were asleep inside.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 7:30 AM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
A Louisiana state representative was arrested for DWI on Sunday, Aug. 21, according to Louisiana State Police.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 6:11 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips and Lester Duhé
The East Baton Rouge City-Parish is holding a ‘Gas for Guns’ event Saturday, August 20.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Louisiana has once again reached the lowest unemployment rate in the state’s history on Friday, August 19.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:02 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
A Maurepas woman is selling her plasma and baked goods to pay for her 13-year-old Pomeranian vet bill.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
A Plaquemine woman earns the ‘Key to the City’ after saving The Arc-Iberville building from a fire on Thursday, August 11.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a vacant house fire Sunday, August 14.
Motorcyclist dies 4 days after hit & run crash; other driver faces vehicular homicide, other charges
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Louisiana State Police said a motorcyclist died days after being involved in a hit and run crash and the driver believed responsible has been arrested.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Authorities have arrested a Baton Rouge man accused of soliciting young girls over social media, possessing child porn, and more.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Baton Rouge Police Department confiscated a trunk full of promethazine during a traffic stop in early August.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a shooting on Saturday night, August 6.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Baton Rouge Police is searching for a missing woman last seen in Baton Rouge.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury found on Friday, July 29, there is enough evidence for a man to go on trial on two counts of murder.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Two men were arrested for child pornography on Thursday, July 28, according to East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Denham Springs Police Department responded to a shooting outside of Big Mike’s early Sunday morning, July 31.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 5:54 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
A Las Vegas woman is behind bars in Louisiana after she allegedly stabbed a deputy who was attempting to pull her over for reported trespassing.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 9:28 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Baton Rouge Police are investigating a deadly shooting on Sunday, July 24.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Emergency Medical Services are responding to a motor vehicle accident off Prescott Road and North 38th Street on Sunday, July 24.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 7:56 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
St. George Fire Protection District responded to a house fire on the 3600 block of James Victor Drive just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 23.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Pointe Coupee Parish emergency responders are holding a blood drive for one of their own.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 10:59 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office were notified about a missing adult female on the evening of Sunday, July 14, near Tickfaw Acres Rd.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) released a statement on Sunday, July 17, confirming the (SNAP) benefits system is down.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
East Baton Rouge Sheriff Office says a dispatcher was arrested Sunday, July 17, for alleged domestic abuse battery, child endangerment, and aggravated assault of her boyfriend.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2022 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Deputies are searching for a 16-year-old girl who was last seen on Womack Drive on July 8.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 6:19 AM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
An Amite woman is behind bars after the remains of a woman reported missing for over a year were found underneath an unoccupied home.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
3 abortion clinics in Louisiana forced to shut down after the overruling of Roe v. Wade.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 7:24 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
Fire officials say they have temporarily shut down False River Road as they work to put out a house fire in the 9000 block.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Kamren Phillips
L'Derrick Johnson is wanted on charges of simple burglary and simple criminal damage to property.
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