Priscilla Borrego

Reporter at KSLA-TV (Shreveport, LA)

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Julianna Grace Ministry aims to help women who have lost babies

Jun 27, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - According to the CDC, stillbirth affects about 1 in 175 births. Each year, about 21,000 babies are stillborn. An area support group hopes to reduce that number by advocating for more education and awareness surrounding stillbirths. Julianna Grace Ministry was created out of grief after Lisa Rowell lost her daughter at 23 weeks gestation in 2013. Since then, she has dedicated herself to helping those who have lost a child.
New boba tea shop opens its doors on Airline Drive

Jun 25, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego |Amia Lewis

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - North Bossier City is seeing new businesses pop up in the area, and the newest one is introducing some flavors from Cambodia in hopes of bringing more diversity to the area. Kung Fu Tea just opened its doors recently, bringing boba tea to the area. This weekend was truly a dream! Thank you to everyone that came out and celebrated this milestone with us. The future is...
Camp I'm Still Me in Marshall, Texas caters to child burn survivors

Jun 11, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

MARSHALL, Texas (KSLA) - Many kids look forward to making memories during summer camp, but for 38 kids, one camp in the ArkLaTex empowers children to embrace their scars and trauma. This healing camp is a place where young burn survivors can just be kids. Camp I’m Still Me focuses specifically on kids who have been burned. Since 1992, this home away from home lets burn survivors just be kids while celebrating their resiliency. It’s a place where they can feel completely comfortable in their skin.
Nonprofit helps change lives of individuals who live with disabilities

Jun 3, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Holy Angels has more than 50 years of success stories helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The nonprofit residential facility is changing the lives of those living with disabilities. Since 1965, Holy Angels has been helping individuals with disabilities learn real-world life skills, helping them to become more independent.
Law enforcement agencies in northwest La. swear in 12-year-old boy diagnosed with terminal cancer

May 29, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - A young boy with terminal cancer participated in a special ceremony in Bossier City Wednesday afternoon (May 29). Representatives from 15 different law enforcement agencies in the area did a special ceremonial swearing in ceremony for Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, a 12-year-old boy from Texas with terminal cancer. Daniel has been sworn in with more than 800 law enforcement agencies across the country; his goal is to hit 1,000 for the Guinness Book of World Records.
Social Therapy Project here to assist community through its mental health services

May 16, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And for one area nonprofit, the goal during this month is to help as many people as possible who struggle with mental health issues. Located at the Boardwalk in Bossier City is a large window display showcasing helplines and resources for passersby. Social Therapy Project is a nonprofit organization that assists people in need of mental health services by providing free or low-cost counseling services.
Infectious disease doctor explains bird flu virus

Apr 30, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Recently, there have been traces of bird flu detected in pasteurized milk, leaving many people wondering if it’s safe to drink. Public health officials have been tracking bird flu for more than a decade now. The spread has been worldwide, but concerns were raised in March when highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, was detected in dairy cows’ milk across multiple states.
Teacher saves 6-year-old going into cardiac arrest at daycare in Bossier City

Apr 24, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - It was a regular day for Kid’s Company, a daycare in Bossier City, when a 6-year-old child’s heart suddenly stopped beating and others sprang into action. Kids had been dropped off for afterschool activities on a Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after, teacher Taylor Morris heard her name being screamed and immediately knew something was wrong. “At that point, of course I just took off running. When I got to the child, he was lying on the ground.
Volunteers for Youth Justice working to address truancy issues in Caddo Parish schools

Apr 17, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - The number of truancy cases in the United States is continuously climbing. And locally, Caddo Parish schools are seeing those numbers soar within the classrooms. Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ), a nonprofit serving at-risk youths in northwest Louisiana, is actively assisting in bringing down those numbers with their Truancy Assessment Service Center (TASC) program, which provides early identification and helps resolve chronic absenteeism without court involvement.
140k diapers donated to Basic Necessities diaper bank in Shreveport

Apr 12, 2024 | ksla.com | Priscilla Borrego

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The only regional diaper bank in the ArkLaTex that provides emergency diapers and period products was set to close its doors in December of 2023, but one woman decided to make it her mission to keep the nonprofit open. On Friday, April 12, a massive donation was made to the Basic Necessities diaper bank. An entire semi-truck filled with more than 140,000 diapers of all shapes and sizes was donated to the nonprofit, by both Huggies and the National Diaper Bank Network.