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.
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Witnesses say they waited 30 minutes for NOPD to show up while two women assaulted staff and patrons of a Lower Garden District Bar Saturday night.
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It was the last place she ever thought she would have to fight off carjackers; stuck in slow-rolling lunchtime traffic on I-10 near the Superdome.
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Some FOX 8 viewers report a hold of $175 after filling up at Exxon stations.
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Many think last year’s performance before his season-ending injury was an indicator Winston was the better choice anyway.
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It’s an eye-opener for some neighbors, but for many, this has been a fear for a while.
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A Slidell man believes the dismembered woman police found in an Upper 9th Ward freezer Tuesday is his missing wife.
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Shortened parade routes don’t necessarily mean fewer people in the Carnival season crowds.
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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.
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A former child actor that played a prominent role in the 2012 movie ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ was killed in a shooting that occurred in the Treme over the weekend, according to information from the NOPD.
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Despite the city’s biggest festivals getting canceled and a major hurricane tearing through the area, New Orleans has a lot to do this spooky season.
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Inflation rates rise, and consumer prices climb faster and higher than economists predicted.
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One of the biggest names in gaming has chosen New Orleans for his new headquarters as the video game design industry is really starting to blossom across the region.
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A hotel, water park, sports complex and more is coming to the old Six Flags site in New Orleans East.
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Family members of Timothy Porter, 52, are furious and desperate for answers as to how their loved one died after being evacuated to a Tangipahoa warehouse with over 800 other nursing home residents.
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“The fire was in a very inaccessible place. So we needed to have enough firefighters to cover a large amount of area so it wouldn’t get out of control more than it already was,” said Michael Williams of the New Orleans Fire Dept.
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Uptick in Mississippi poison control calls from people who take livestock dewormer to treat COVID-19
Mississippi’s Poison Control is reporting an alarming uptick in calls from people who took a drug bought at a feed store meant to deworm livestock.
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The Saints will be back in the Dome for the first time this year, but some season ticket holders are already looking for refunds.
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As New Orleans enacts the new requirement for proof of vaccination, phony cards are now added to the list of things law enforcement must seize.
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Walker Beery, 9, was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer two years ago and has relapsed twice. This time around his parents switched up the treatment and traveled to Birmingham, Alabama for an immunotherapy trial.
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It was about an hour before this grocery store delivery driver was able to call her mother back to tell her she was not the one in front of the gun.
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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.
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“Even though it gets quiet in our heads it’s still loud and it’s not gonna stop,” Angela Magrette, the twin sister of Anthony Magrette said.
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After 16 years, there’s promise to breathe new life into the old Six Flags JazzLand site in New Orleans East.
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An Amazon Delivery Center is set to open in Slidell next year, speeding up the delivery process on the Northshore and offering hundreds of jobs.
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"This is it, this our last little chance to put away a little bit of money for for Mardi Gras."
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It’s a catch 22 situation...sacrificing business for public health and safety.
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There’s been little federal help for an industry that spans from musicians to technicians.