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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 82
BY REPRESENTATIVES BURRELL AND NORTON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends KSLA News 12 upon the celebration of its 60
th
anniversary
A RESOLUTION1
To commend KSLA News 12 television station upon the celebration of its sixtieth2
anniversary of broadcasting in the Shreveport-Bossier market.3
WHEREAS, KSLA went on the air on January 1, 1954, as the first television station4
in the Shreveport-Bossier market and over the next few decades it became the number one5
news organization in the Ark-La-Tex, covering local, state, and regional news; and6
WHEREAS, KSLA was also the first television station in the Ark-La-Tex to7
broadcast in color (1967), the first television station in the Ark-La-Tex to have its own live8
radar (1998), and the first television station in the Ark-La-Tex to broadcast in high9
definition; and 10
WHEREAS, KSLA News 12 has operated in the public interest for more than sixty11
years and its audience spans twenty-six parishes and counties in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas12
and Oklahoma; and 13
WHEREAS, KSLA has over ninety employees and is the only television station in14
the Ark-La-Tex that consistently airs editorials; and 15
WHEREAS, KSLA has evolved to keep up with culture and society over the last16
sixty years; every month, the station's website ksla.com receives an average of 1.7 million17
page views and its mobile application receives 5.6 million page monthly viewers; and18
WHEREAS, KSLA News 12 has made community involvement a hallmark of it's19
image and reputation, supporting numerous nonprofit and charitable organizations through20
partnerships and on-air coverage, including Community Renewal International's House for21 HLS 14RS-3231 ORIGINAL
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Hope, the annual "Coats for Kids" drive with Goodwill and Porter's Cleaners, the annual1
"Fan Drive" with the Caddo Council on Aging, Baron's Ball benefit for the American Cancer2
Society, Holiday Food Drive for the Food Bank, and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council;3
and 4
WHEREAS, KSLA has been recognized many times for its outstanding professional5
service to the community, including being named Louisiana Television Station of the Year6
and receiving the Edward R. Murrow Regional Award; and 7
WHEREAS, KSLA News 12 is the most-watched television station in the8
Shreveport-Bossier viewing area and is a major source of information for the community9
during times of emergency, particularly during severe weather through it's state-of-the-art10
weather equipment, live Doppler radar, and experienced meteorologists; and 11
WHEREAS, KSLA merits a special measure of commendation for being a12
professional and reliable source of news for the Shreveport-Bossier area for sixty years.13
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the14
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend KSLA-TV upon the celebration of its15
sixtieth anniversary and does hereby congratulate KSLA on being the most-watched16
television channel in the Shreveport-Bossier market.17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted18
to James Smith, vice president and general manager of KSLA News 12.19
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Burrell HR No. 82
Commends KSLA News 12 upon the milestone of its 60
th
anniversary on the air