Daffney Dawson
Digital Content Producer - KSLA
Shreveport, La.
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Daffney Dawson joined the KSLA News 12 team in June of 2020.
She has lived in Louisiana for most of her life and became interested in journalism while studying at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. While there, she served as the opinion’s editor for the Purple and White newspaper, spent a summer interning for KSLA, and served as an intern for the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.
Daffney graduated from Millsaps with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies, as well as double minors in music and Spanish.
In her spare time, Daffney enjoys traveling, discovering new music, and watching Marvel movies.
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Smith suffers from a medical condition that may impair his judgement.
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Officials say this is a dangerous fire emergency.
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Several, smaller wildfires also reported in Sabine Parish, La.
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The suspects used the funds to buy firearms, the U.S. Attorney said.
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The shooting happened just before midnight.
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Police say the suspect eventually came outside and was taken into custody.
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The bodycam footage from the night of Taylor’s death was released Wednesday, May 10.
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Shreveport had a dangerous weekend, with three shootings leaving 14 people shot and one dead.
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According to the bail order, Tyler is to be held without bond.
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Woman and a 3-year-old boy listed in critical condition
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Multiple tornado warnings were issued simultaneously in the ArkLaTex
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On Tuesday, Dec. 6, Charles Spraberry pled guilty to capital murder for the deaths of John Thomas Jr. and Jennifer Archer.
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A woman in Texas convicted of murder was sentenced to death Wednesday after a 25-day hearing.
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Three young children went missing in a private pond and a search occurred.
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The arrest comes after the man’s dad and twin brother were also arrested for felony sexual abuse charges.
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According to the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office, two clerks allegedly stole thousands of dollars from two villages.
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An explosion of a gas well on Barksdale Air Force Base was reported just before noon on Tuesday, April 19.
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The firefighter was airlifted to Ochsner LSU hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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According to the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page, two more bodies where found in Toledo Bend on Sunday, Aug. 1.
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A deputy with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office is dead after responding to a crash.
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Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker has confirmed an officer is in critical condition after being shot in Doyline.
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“All I could do was just grab her and put all my weight down to keep her from falling."
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The Grambling State University Athletics Department has announced that all football activities have been suspended due to positive COVID-19 tests.
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The Shreveport Police Department has arrested a man they believe to be involved in a shooting that led to a child being killed.
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards released a statement congratulating Julia Letlow for winning the congressional representative seat for the 5th congressional district.
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The news conference will be held at LSU Health Shreveport at 2 p.m.
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As directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, troops with the Louisiana National Guard have been sent to assist with safety at the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
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According to a statement from the Edwards family, former governor Edwin Edwards is undergoing tests this weekend at Ochsner LSU Health Medical Center in Shreveport for non-COVID related issues.
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According to the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office, the principal of Many High School, Norman Ural Booker III, 49, has been arrested for alleged sexual assaults of juveniles while he was a coach in Sabine Parish in the mid-1990s.
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Police have arrested a woman accused of a attacking a pregnant woman in New Boston, Texas.
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