Allie Purser
News Director
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Allie was born in Alexandria but raised in Texas, later returning to Louisiana to attend LSU. Once she graduated from the Manship School of Mass Communication in 2017, she moved to Central Louisiana and began working at KALB as the producer for Jambalaya.
After almost two years at the station, she made the move to Madison, Wisconsin to be the Morning Executive Producer at WMTV. There she led NBC15’s the Morning Show, winning an Emmy for coverage of protests in downtown Madison that turned violent during the summer of 2020.
Allie is excited to back in Louisiana and at KALB, helping both the news and production sides of the station. In her free time, you can probably find her watching a movie or following NBA basketball (Go Spurs Go).
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 10:27 PM CST
|By Alena Noakes, Bennett Roland Jr. and Allie Purser
The final item on the March 7 regular meeting agenda, if passed, would close Phoenix Magnet, Rapides Academy, Alma Redwine and Horseshoe Drive Elementary.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:28 PM CST
|By Alex Orenczuk , Dylan Domangue, Allie Purser and KALB Digital Team
Louisiana State Police has shared video of the death of Derrick Kittling in Alexandria.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:20 PM CST
|By Allie Purser
This is the first official release since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on student learning and attendance.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 3:12 PM CST
|By Alex Orenczuk and Allie Purser
The deadly shooting incident happened near 7th Street and Broadway Avenue Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 11:17 AM CDT
|By Brooke Buford, Alena Noakes and Allie Purser
The defense attorney for Antonio Jones also wants the judge to block a video of the alleged rape.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 4:14 PM CDT
|By Allie Purser and Brooke Buford
Bradley Drell of Gold Weems law firm claims Tina Frey is “innocent of any claim of animal cruelty” and that RPSO is going “overboard” in its investigation.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 6:18 PM CDT
|By Alex Orenczuk and Allie Purser
The fence means customers at the restaurant only have limited parking, while also blocking the drive thru and the wheelchair accessible entrance.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 10:17 AM CDT
|By Allie Purser
In a letter released Friday, City Council President Catherine Davidson claimed Mayor Hall’s administration “doctored information” and “threatened APD officers.”
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 7:11 PM CDT
|By Allie Purser and Alex Orenczuk
Davidson recommended the City of Alexandria reach out to the Rapides Sheriff’s Office for help covering city’s nine zones at Wednesday night's meeting.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 1:47 PM CDT
|By Allie Purser, Brooke Buford and Alex Orenczuk
Mayor Hall said that while he and his staff will be coordinating with the investigation “to the fullest extent contemplated by law,” the meeting would need to be rescheduled.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Dylan Domangue, Brooke Buford and Allie Purser
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has published its recommendations on how to realign and modernize VA health care nationwide, which it says includes closing the current Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Pineville.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 9:14 PM CST
|By Dylan Domangue and Allie Purser
Five members of the Alexandria City Council respond to a legal motion filed by Council Fowler over the city budget.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2021 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Allie Purser
During a motion to reduce bond, Detective Tanner Dryden revealed new details surrounding the Coco case.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By Dylan Domangue, Brooke Buford and Allie Purser
A nearly 50 page study of the salaries of police officers working for the City of Alexandria shows, by and large, officers are underpaid in the city and leaving for more money.