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The Board of Aldermen approved the Starkville Police Department to purchase $620,000 worth of BodyWorn camera equipment.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Donna Britt, who capped a nearly four-decade Louisiana...

Britt worked 38 years for WAFB in Baton Rouge.

Beloved Louisiana TV anchor Donna Britt dies from ALS at age 62 Joseph Wilkinson Donna Britt, a longtime Louisiana news anchor and beloved Baton Rouge community member, died Thursday from ALS. She was 62. Britt worked at Baton Rouge CBS affiliate WAFB for 38 years before retiring in 2018. She died Thursday morning at her home surrounded by family, according to the station. Britt joined WAFB in 1981 after the station’s director heard her voice while she was working as a radio DJ, brought her in for a camera test and hired her on the spot. She and co-anchor George Sells became...

Beloved WAFB anchor Donna Britt passes away Remembering Donna Britt (1958-2021) By WAFB Staff | January 21, 2021 at 9:13 AM CST - Updated January 22 at 5:35 AM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Longtime WAFB anchor Donna Britt, a dedicated journalist and beloved member of the community, has passed away after her courageous battle with ALS. Donna passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. A married mother of two, she was a member of First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge and the daughter of a Southern Baptist preacher. Her husband, Mark Ballard, serves as the Capitol Bureau Chief for The Advo...