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Shannon Heckt

Shannon Heckt

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Political Reporter, WVLA-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)

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  • Battle over carbon storage in Louisiana launches in legislature

    By Shannon Heckt Verified| Yahoo Verified An artist's rendering of Heirloom Carbon Technology's proposed direct air capture facility at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Northwest Louisiana. (Image credit: Heirloom Carbon Technology)As projects to store carbon underground in Louisiana await permit approval to begin putting shovels in the ground, state lawmakers are mulling over whether to allow locals to have more of a say on whether such developments should be given the green light.

    By Shannon Heckt Verified · Yahoo

    Apr. 16, 2025

  • This Week in Louisiana Politics: amendments, tariffs, and goodbye

    By Shannon Heckt Verified| WGMB-TV Verified BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, the fallout of all four amendments failing in the March 29 election is ongoing. Republican leaders are now scrambling to determine what the budget priorities are going to be amid a budget shortfall. Democrats are pushing for teachers to get their pay stipends. Louisiana Sen. Rick Edmonds and Treasurer John Fleming created a website to show where schools are spending their money and how much they’re taking in.

    By Shannon Heckt Verified · WGMB-TV

    Apr. 05, 2025

  • Battle over carbon storage in Louisiana launches in legislature

    By Shannon Heckt Verified| Yahoo Verified An artist's rendering of Heirloom Carbon Technology's proposed direct air capture facility at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Northwest Louisiana. (Image credit: Heirloom Carbon Technology)As projects to store carbon underground in Louisiana await permit approval to begin putting shovels in the ground, state lawmakers are mulling over whether to allow locals to have more of a say on whether such developments should be given the green light.

    By Shannon Heckt Verified · Yahoo

    Apr. 16, 2025

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WVLA-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)

WGMB ("Fox 44") is the local Fox affiliate for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It transmits its analog signal on UHF channel 44, and its digital signal on UHF channel 45. The station is seen via satellite through DirecTV and Dish Network. It is owned by Communications Corporation of America, and is sister station to the area's The CW affiliate, WBRL-CA. WGMB also shares facilities and staff with WVLA and KZUP-CA. WGMB's transmitter is located near Addis, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, United States

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Founded: 1991