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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 82
BY REPRESENTATIVES BURRELL AND NORTON
A RESOLUTION
To commend KSLA News 12 television station upon the celebration of its sixtieth
anniversary of broadcasting in the Shreveport-Bossier market.
WHEREAS, KSLA went on the air on January 1, 1954, as the first television station
in the Shreveport-Bossier market and over the next few decades it became the number one
news organization in the Ark-La-Tex, covering local, state, and regional news; and
WHEREAS, KSLA was also the first television station in the Ark-La-Tex to
broadcast in color (1967), the first television station in the Ark-La-Tex to have its own live
radar (1998), and the first television station in the Ark-La-Tex to broadcast in high
definition; and
WHEREAS, KSLA News 12 has operated in the public interest for more than sixty
years and its audience spans twenty-six parishes and counties in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
and Oklahoma; and
WHEREAS, KSLA has over ninety employees and is the only television station in
the Ark-La-Tex that consistently airs editorials; and
WHEREAS, KSLA has evolved to keep up with culture and society over the last
sixty years; every month, the station's website ksla.com receives an average of 1.7 million
page views and its mobile application receives 5.6 million page monthly viewers; and
WHEREAS, KSLA News 12 has made community involvement a hallmark of its
image and reputation, supporting numerous nonprofit and charitable organizations through
partnerships and on-air coverage, including Community Renewal International's House for
Hope, the annual "Coats for Kids" drive with Goodwill and Porter's Cleaners, the annual
"Fan Drive" with the Caddo Council on Aging, Baron's Ball benefit for the American Cancer
Society, Holiday Food Drive for the Food Bank, and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council;
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WHEREAS, KSLA has been recognized many times for its outstanding professional
service to the community, including being named Louisiana Television Station of the Year
and receiving the Edward R. Murrow Regional Award; and
WHEREAS, KSLA News 12 is the most-watched television station in the
Shreveport-Bossier viewing area and is a major source of information for the community
during times of emergency, particularly during severe weather through it's state-of-the-art
weather equipment, live Doppler radar, and experienced meteorologists; and
WHEREAS, KSLA merits a special measure of commendation for being a
professional and reliable source of news for the Shreveport-Bossier area for sixty years.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend KSLA-TV upon the celebration of its
sixtieth anniversary and does hereby congratulate KSLA on being the most-watched
television channel in the Shreveport-Bossier market.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to James Smith, vice president and general manager of KSLA News 12.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES