Dylan Domangue

Anchor/Sports Director/Multimedia Journalist

Dylan joined the KALB news team in June 2020. His focus is on the city council, police jury, and other news stories around the Cenla community.

Dylan is a proud graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University. He graduated among the top in his collegiate class with a major in Communication and a minor in Business Management. As a student at SLU, Dylan worked for the Southeastern Channel, which is a television station located on campus. He worked for the sports and news show at the Southeastern Channel where he interviewed mayors and city council members while also covering games for the Saints and Pelicans. Dylan also directed numerous broadcasts for ESPN+.

This is his first professional job out of college.

When Dylan is not working, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, no matter if he is outdoors hunting or fishing, or inside watching movies or playing video games. He is a big sports fan with his three favorite teams to root for being the New England Patriots, Chicago Cubs, and the LSU Tigers.

If you have a story idea, send him an email!

State

Crickets are in their peak season creating for a rapid rise in the population.

Cricket invasion! Louisiana weather leads to rapid rise in cricket population

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 10:34 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

It is mating season for the field crickets so they may be around for at least a few more weeks.

News

Vernon Parish family counting their blessings after wildfire got within 100 yards of their home.

Vernon Parish family captures surreal photo of dangerous wildfire near home

Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 8:09 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

Within a few minutes, the Lions Camp Fire grew to a 50-foot fire wall around one Vernon Parish family's property.

Football

Monroe, Rapides Parish schools granted temporary injunction in legal debate with LHSAA over non-select/select

Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 10:40 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

With the temporary injunction, the playoff formats and well as non-select/select definitions will return back to the previous formats.

Baseball

LSU ace Paul Skenes wins College Baseball’s Best Player Award

Updated: Jun. 15, 2023 at 1:34 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

Skenes leads the SEC in wins and strikeouts this season

News

Disturbing video shows child from Cenla flashing loaded gun in vehicle

Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 10:11 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

In part of the video, the child appears to be attempting to cock the gun.

News

One Texas Roadhouse employee received a special surprise from her coworkers!

Texas Roadhouse employee receives car from coworkers, she was so surprised!

Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 4:25 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

One Texas Roadhouse employee received the surprise of a lifetime with a new car

News

Cynthia Peak, 61, was one of three adults and three kids killed in the shooting at the...

Teacher killed in Tennessee elementary school shooting was raised in Leesville

Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 12:29 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

A substitute teacher killed in a shooting at a school in Tennessee was a native of Leesville.

State

Over 100 African-American judges in Louisiana appear on the Louisiana Judicial Honors poster.

Louisiana has highest number of African-American judges per capita

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:16 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

The Honorable Monique Rauls and David Williams of the 9th Judicial District Court are featured on the Louisiana Judicial Honors 2023 poster along with over 100 other African-American judges in the state.

State

Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital is now offering a 'Meds to Beds' program through their...

State auditor releases report on new pharmacy contract, at least 2,200 local state workers impacted

Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:16 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

As of January 5, the results show that out of the 1,213 pharmacies in Louisiana, 72 independent locations opted out

State

Looking Back: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Alexandria in 1966

Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 7:42 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

Cenla authors published a book in 2022 detailing Dr. King's visit to Central Louisiana.

State

State retiree feeling negative effects of new OGB Pharmacy Contract

Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 10:42 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

State employees/retirees are claiming the new contract is doing more harm than good by limiting them from getting the medication they need.

Football

Pickering names John Daughtery as next head football coach

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 4:18 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

Daughtery comes over from Natchitoches Central where he served as an assistant football coach and powerlifting coach

State

Farmers anticipating loss in revenue due to extreme weather conditions in 2022

Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 7:16 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

Avoyelles Parish is one of 11 parishes in Louisiana designated as disaster areas due to excessive rains.

State

Temporary restraining order granted blocking Louisiana’s $2B pharmacy contract

Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 7:58 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

The contract was set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, despite continued opposition from lawmakers and pharmacists.

Crime

A screenshot from dashcam footage from the deputy-involved shooting that led to the death of...

WATCH: LSP shares video footage of Derrick Kittling’s death

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.

State

DeAnna Robertson reunited with Alberto Bombardier, the man she saved from a fiery crash.

Volunteer firefighter reunited with man she saved from burning truck after accident

Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:05 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

At Tuesday’s Alexandria City Council meeting, Robertson was reunited with the man who now calls her a hero.

State

The homemade boat that three college kids used to float 361 miles down to New Orleans.

College kids that sailed down Red River in homemade pontoon boat create documentary about trip

Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 5:15 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

In just six days, the three guys traveled 361 miles from Shreveport to New Orleans

High School

LSU signee Ethan Frey earns 2022 LSWA Mr. Baseball

Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 2:31 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

The LSU baseball signee hit .487 with 13 home runs, 64 RBIs and 28 runs scored.

State

COVID-19 cases slowly increasing in Louisiana

Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 4:22 PM CDT

By Dylan Domangue

Over the last month, the state has seen a steady increase in cases with over 5,600 positive tests being reported since last week.

State

Department of Veterans Affairs recommends closing current Alexandria VA center, relocating services

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.

Basketball

Fairview poses with their Class B State Title trophy on March 4, 2022.

Fairview goes back-to-back-to-back winning third straight Class B State Title

Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 9:42 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

The Fairview Lady Panthers continued to show why they are the best girls’ basketball program in Louisiana.

Basketball

Rosepine was unable to hold off Rayville’s comeback, falling in Class 2A semifinals on March 2,...

Rosepine unable to hold off Rayville’s comeback, falls in Class 2A semifinals

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 4:45 PM CST

By Dylan Domangue

The Rosepine Lady Eagles saw a once 21 point lead in the second half fade away as Rayville completed the comeback in the Class 2A semifinals with a 69-63 win.

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