Miranda Thomas
Reporter
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Baton Rouge native Miranda Thomas joined the WAFB 9NEWS Team as a reporter in July 2022.
Miranda, a 2019 graduate of Southern University, comes to WAFB from a television station in Alexandria, LA where she also worked as a reporter.
While at Southern, she wrote for the university newspaper and was a reporter for Southern University Television (SUTV).
Miranda is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the Southern University Alumni Federation.
She is a 2013 graduate of McKinley Senior High School.
She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and her “fur baby” named Minnie.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:02 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
People at the stadium square apartments in Baton Rouge have been going without water for almost four days now.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:27 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Mckinley High School students are showing off their art skills this Mardi Gras season with decorated throws.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 9:44 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
High water made its way to parts of the roadways throughout Baton Rouge. Some folks are looking for answers where their community continues to flood.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:22 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The Central Police Department recently purchased these trauma and first-aid kits for their police officers.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:58 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Five La. charter schools were up for a routine renewal with the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. According to board members, two of those are doing poorly.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 9:59 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
East Washington Street in Baton Rouge has been changed to Lorri Burgess Avenue in honor of the city-parish’s first African American mayor pro tem.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 6:44 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A group of students at Baker Middle School, which currently houses students from Baker High, are in the hospital following a school fight.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 3:26 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas, Perry Robinson and Bria Gremillion
The man who Louisiana State Police said was driving the 18-wheeler that hit and killed three members of the Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band has been arrested, according to officials.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:02 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Police in Houston are looking for a group of men who reportedly shot up a group of people at a nightclub. The gunfire left one person dead and four others hurt.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:21 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The Louisiana Department of Corrections is amping up its efforts to recruit more employees, but the real work comes with retention.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 6:28 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A Central couple is picking up the pieces following a house fire just a few weeks ago.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 10:49 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The Woodlawn Elementary community is also mourning the loss of 7-year-old Sadie Davila.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:39 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Baton Rouge has already had the first homicide of the year. Organizers with the Ready 4 Life project are ready to stop a crime rush before it starts.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:41 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A Southern University college student filed a police report, following an alarming break in at the Cadence Apartments in Baton Rouge.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The search for the four missing passengers involved in an offshore helicopter crash in the gulf leaves a Louisiana family with questions tonight.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A rough economy is causing problems for numerous businesses across the country.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 7:06 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A video showing a woman pouring water on a homeless individual garnered the attention of many Baton Rouge community members.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2022 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Community volunteers gathered in the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room to make a Christmas meal special for people in need.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 10:11 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Several community organizations are making sure people have a place to stay and/or the resources needed to keep warm.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 11:03 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A spokesperson tells us their mission is to honor, remember, and teach communities about the sacrifices made, so we can have freedom.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Lester Duhé and Miranda Thomas
Videos posted to social media appear to show street racers blocking parts of Interstate 10 and performing fiery car stunts overnight in Baton Rouge.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 6:51 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Leaders with The Salvation Army in Baton Rouge tell us the charity is falling behind the red kettle goal for 2022.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 6:43 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Law enforcement agencies are using license plate reading cameras also known as LPR to help solve crimes.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 7:47 AM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The entire band is heartbroken but filled with amazing memories about all three young musicians.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 10:30 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A booming Baton Rouge nightlife brings some concern to who is at fault when things go wrong at a party.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 4:22 AM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Da’ja Davis’s family remembers her as the one to do it all.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 11:04 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Local groups are asking people to give reusable water bottles and other recyclable gifts this year for Christmas.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Louisiana HIV advocates are encouraging people to spread awareness and not the virus.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 7:08 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The St. George fire department has a new tax proposal on the Dec. 10 ballot, and they are hoping voters will vote in their favor.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 10:48 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
It's that time of year when people are searching for the perfect Christmas tree but it could be a bit more expensive in 2022.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 10:18 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The #GivingTuesday movement started 10 years ago when Non-Profit organizations wanted to give people an opportunity to help the causes closest to their hearts.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 6:48 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Small Business Saturday is all about buying from the shops near where you live. A group of stores in West Baton Rouge Parish has set up a real-life Monopoly experience.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 6:50 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
A local family is turning their loss into an act of service for those in need this holiday season.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 6:44 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
In honor of national adoption day, groups are bringing awareness to more than 400,000 children waiting to be adopted in the United States.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge, also known as the CCDBR, plan to make the holidays a little brighter for hundreds of families in need.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Southern University honored the lives of two students who were murdered on campus during the peak of the civil rights movement.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 10:16 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
The Tigers have officially snatched the SEC West and are off to the SEC Championship game in Atlanta.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Veterans Day is a time for people around the country to honor the brave men and women who have served to protect the freedoms we enjoy.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:51 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Amazing sites have been uncovered by the historically low Mississippi River levels, but there is also plenty of trash.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Miranda Thomas
Tiger fans say the LSU vs Alabama matchup was one that kept everyone on their toes.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
It is the game both Crimson Tide and Tiger fans have been waiting for and the campus blared with excitement.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 6:49 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
The Capital Region Crime Stoppers has become a big key in solving crime in the Baton Rouge area. The nonprofit allows people to give anonymous tips that could get them a reward.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
The LSU Student Government Association hosted an annual event called “The Light Walk”. Organizers say it is a way to get administration involved, so that students can voice their concerns.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 7:13 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
Habitat for Humanity is working to make safe and affordable housing a priority in the Baton Rouge community.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 10:55 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
While traditional trick-or-treating usually involves children going door-to-door to get their candy, some parents say they are looking for a safer alternative this year.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
Despite the rain, many people packed the Pennington Biomedical Research Center to help out a good cause.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
A benefit was held today in Ascension Parish for the man who was severely beaten during a road rage incident earlier this month.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
Southern University’s annual homecoming parade brought much of Baton Rouge together for a Saturday filled with football, floats, and fun.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
LSU and Southern University are preparing for a busy homecoming weekend, a big opportunity to bring folks from near and far into the capital city.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 7:13 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
More than a year after the Taliban takeover, the people of Afghanistan are still finding their places in America.
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