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: May. 11, 2022 at 1:36 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
Louisiana Right to Life, along with some other prominent religious organizations, says they will not support House Bill 813 that is heading to the House floor this Thursday.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 7:15 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks and Kaitlin Rust
Police say that the suspect took the victim around 8 a.m. in the area of North Oak Street and West Dakota Street and the incident was reported to campus police at 10:52 a.m.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
Battling the worst inflation in 40 years, the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate Wednesday.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 10:38 PM CDT
|By Jesse Brooks, Kaitlin Rust and FOX 8 Staff
The Natchez Steamboat has sustained fire damage.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
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.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
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.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
The LSU freshman was on her way home for the weekend when she was killed in a crash on I-12 in Covington, Friday.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 9:23 AM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
Although he still has to replace his window, he came up with a deterrent that chased away the would-be thief Friday night.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 4:27 PM CST
|By Kaitlin Rust and Mykal Vincent
Photos and videos emerged over the weekend showing New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and guests partying with no masks on during the Mayor’s Ball.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 1:34 PM CST
|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: Jan. 12, 2022 at 10:41 PM CST
|By Kaitlin Rust
A Slidell man believes the dismembered woman police found in an Upper 9th Ward freezer Tuesday is his missing wife.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 8:53 AM CST
|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: Aug. 11, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
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.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
A fully-vaccinated New Orleans man wants to share his story with those who are still hesitant about the COVID vaccines.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 7:47 AM CDT
|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: Jun. 15, 2021 at 10:05 PM CDT
|By Kaitlin Rust
LSU Health researchers have made a discovery that could prevent COVID-19 and protect your lungs.