Chris Rosato
WAFB Reporter
Baton Rouge
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Chris Rosato is incredibly proud to be a part of the WAFB news team working as a nightside reporter where he covers breaking news and the important stories that you need to know.
Chris is a Louisiana native, born and raised in Mandeville, LA. Both of his parents are from the state as well. His father, a retired Army veteran from New Orleans and his mother a lawyer from Baton Rouge. His grandfather even played for LSU and was a team captain in the class of 1955. Chris knows all about what it means to be from Louisiana and the values of food, family, and our unique way of life that we hold deep within our culture.
He recently joined the 9News team after just having graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in the Fall of 2020. While at Southeastern, Chris studied both broadcast journalism and public relations while also working with the award-winning newscast at The Southeastern Channel where he won several awards from the Associated Press, Southeast Journalist Conference, Louisiana Association of Broadcasters and College Broadcasters Inc. for his reporting and anchoring. He gives most of the credit for his achievements to the lessons he learned while at Riverside Military Academy where he graduated from in 2015.
Chris was not only involved in sports but in the arts as well.
"I ran track and played football and soccer while also performing in plays, usually as a lead role but no big deal," he said. "When I'm not working, I love golfing with my buds, catching up with friends, and spending time with my family and Godchild."
Contact Chris via email at chris.rosato@wafb.com.
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Republicans had already claimed the governor’s mansion and a few other statewide races during last month’s primaries
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Two women from opposing political parties faced off in the runoff to become Louisiana’s next attorney general.
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State leaders are taking a closer look at whether a state law involving HIV needs revision. A task force at the Capitol met Friday to look at alternatives and get feedback.
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Governor-elect Jeff Landry made his first cabinet appointment during a news conference in Lafayette Wednesday, November 15.
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Lawmakers in both chambers have come out in support for Republican Senator Cameron Henry from Metairie as the next Senate President and most recently Republican Representative Phillip DeVillier from Acadiana as Speaker of the House.
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A judge at the 19th Judicial District Court has decided not to grant a temporary restraining order which would have stopped the Louisiana ATC from halting the sale of specific vape products.
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Insurance Commissioner-elect Tim Temple says it’s a perfect recipe to get everyone together to form a permanent solution to the state’s home insurance crisis.
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While gubernatorial elections have the potential to bring out at least 50% of voters to the polls, this one was nowhere close.
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With several federal investigations looming over Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis asked The Bowman Group, a 3rd party police practices expert agency, to come in and make assessments on what the agency does well and what it could improve.
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Republican Congressman Steve Scalise is one of those favored among Republicans to be the next Speaker of the House.
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For a while now we’ve heard a lot of back and forth over where to put minors in the justice system.
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Do you know about the changes proposed around our state’s constitution this year? If not, don’t worry.
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Three candidates say Louisiana needs someone who knows what they’re doing when it comes to investing your money to help move Louisiana up the ladder.
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State Representative Richard Nelson announced Wednesday morning he is withdrawing from the race to be Louisiana's next governor.
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Republican Senator Bill Cassidy said he is supporting a bill introduced by Republican Senator Mitt Romney to raise the federal minimum wage to $11 over the next four years.
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While the folks of Greensburg struggle to wrap their heads around what could have possibly made a student want to bring a gun to school, the St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office believes they might have a clue.
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The hot temps, lack of rain, and afternoon winds are the perfect recipe for a wildfire to spark.
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Gun legislation is typically a polarizing topic when it comes to politics with almost completely different views coming from the left and the right.
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Campaign season is officially in full swing with the last of the candidates for governor qualifying today.
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A new Louisiana law that took effect Tuesday, August 1, is cracking down on people who sell drugs laced with fentanyl.
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For the past four years, cyber-attacks have seemed to be occurring nonstop, specifically when it comes to getting between you and your money.
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Three candidates are asking for your vote to become the next State Treasurer this fall.
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After meeting in an executive session, the board decided to remove it from the agenda pending further review.
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The Office of Elderly Affairs is responsible for tracking and investigating Elderly abuse around the state.
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Crime in Baton Rouge has dominated conversations around the Capitol city since the start of the pandemic. One local pastor hopes through the power of prayer the city can be healed.
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The veto override session that starts Tuesday will be a hard one to predict.
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If money is the only deterrent for those of you looking to adopt and start a family. Louisiana will reward you with a generous tax credit.
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A Federal judge is stepping in to prevent your social media posts from being censored.
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After Governor John Bel Edwards used his veto power to strike down several pieces of legislation related to LGBT issues, speculation is growing over another possible veto override session.
Governor John Bel Edwards has announced that he will be vetoing parts of the state’s budget bill, House Bill 1.
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The Free Speech Coalition is just one of many taking aim at a Louisiana law that went into effect last year.
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The large cut to the Louisiana Department of Health took many in the healthcare arena by surprise, some even saying they thought it was a joke when they heard about it.
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Louisiana leaders now admit they have known about a cyber attack affecting Louisianians for nearly three weeks.
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Insurance Commissioner, Jim Donelon, says this gives his office more leverage.
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Lawmakers from both parties were furious this evening after they said they were given no time to review any of the amendments put on all of the budget bills to spend your money, which were all saved until the last second with no room for debate.
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White Castle Police Chief Harold Brooks says his department is out of money.
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On August 25, 2019, Shelby Strong got a call that would change her life forever. Just before her wedding, she lost her fiancé Cody McClung to a drunk driver.
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The noise about LGBTQ issues in schools appears to only be getting louder each year with new bills taking aim to address them one way or another.
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House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says that finding quality new police officers to join the force has become a struggle like many other industries.
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Tensions grew high while lawmakers debated one of Louisiana’s most controversial laws, the death penalty, on Wednesday, May 24.
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Prices at the gun store are pretty steep, but some lawmakers are hoping to provide some relief.
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If your neighbor is a registered sex offender, you would know thanks to a public registry Louisiana requires them to enlist. But what about those who physically abuse children?
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The Louisiana House overwhelmingly passed a bill to hold back third graders if they aren’t reading at that grade level.
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The right to conceal carry a handgun without the need for a permit from the Louisiana government is back on the table at the State Capitol.
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Some Louisiana lawmakers want to ensure people keep their right to attend church in person, despite a public health emergency.
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For many of you it’s felt like the pandemic has been over for a while, but none of the less we wanted to use today to ask some of you your thoughts looking back on everything and if we could have done things better.
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One of the biggest things the governor wanted to see come out of the legislature this year was a bill to allow women to have an abortion in the event of rape or incest.
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The laws on the books in La. make it illegal for those who wish to perform an abortion, but it’s the pregnant mother that some lawmakers are concerned about.
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Corporal punishment may seem like a thing of the past but it’s still very much a thing in some parts of the state.
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In a world where your credit score means more than your character in some cases, financial literacy is more important now than perhaps ever before.
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