Kaitlin Rust
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Kaitlin Rust joined the Fox 8 News team in November 2020 as a reporter.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Kaitlin is enjoying her trek around the United States.
She's back down in the Bayou State after spending almost three years in Louisville, Kentucky reporting for Fox 8’s sister station WAVE 3.
Kaitlin started her career in Lake Charles after graduating from Rider University with a major in Digital Media and a minor in Political Science.
Obsessed with animals and music, Kaitlin can often be found spending time with her rabbit and two dogs or out dancing at a show.
She's excited to be in New Orleans and would love to tell your stories!
Feel free to email her with any ideas or just to say hello.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 6:59 PM EDT
|By Kaitlin Rust and Jordan Gartner
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in New Orleans that took the life of a National Guard member.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 7:42 PM EDT
|By Jesse Brooks, Kaitlin Rust and Andrew McMunn
The body of a man that went missing after a boat capsized at a Louisiana lake on Memorial Day has been recovered and identified according to authorities.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 2:34 PM EST
|By Kaitlin Rust and Gray News staff
It’s an eye-opener for some neighbors, but for many, this has been a fear for a while.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 9:53 AM EST
|By Jesse Brooks, Kaitlin Rust and Gray News staff
The victim, Jonshel Alexander, 22, was around 11 years old when she was cast in Benh Zeitlin’s low-budget yet visually stunning full-length motion picture filmed in Montegut and areas around Terrebonne Parish.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 8:47 AM EDT
|By Kaitlin Rust and Gray News staff
An Uber driver was robbed at gunpoint by his own passenger Monday night next to Pontchartrain Park, and it briefly cost the driver his job.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 12:24 AM EDT
|By John P. Wise, Mike Fussell, Kaitlin Rust and Shellie Sylvestri
LMPD Sgt. Jon Mattingly, one of three officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting death, confirmed to WAVE 3 News that he sent a strongly-worded email to his department colleagues early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2020 at 12:31 AM EST
|By Kaitlin Rust
Kentucky state law bans euthanasia by gunshot unless the animal is suffering from its injuries.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2019 at 5:36 PM EDT
|By Annie Moore and Kaitlin Rust
The vandals sprayed phrases such as “witch hunt” and “racist AOC.”
Updated: May. 12, 2019 at 12:01 PM EDT
|By Annie Moore and Kaitlin Rust
An American Airlines pilot was removed from a flight in Louisville and charged in connection with a 2015 triple homicide.