SHREVEPORT, LA – Award winning journalist Michelle White Lafitte will co-anchor the  5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Lafitte says, “I’m very excited about the tremendous opportunity with NBC 6 and its great news team. I look forward to returning to television news.” 

Lafitte brings a wealth of experience, expertise and energy to NBC 6. Her popularity and professionalism earned her high praise and journalistic accolades as the primary anchor at KSLA from 2000-2006. 

NBC 6 News Director Willy Walker says, “Michelle is a well-respected and dynamic personality who continues to have a positive impact on our community. She’s a woman of great compassion and credibility who will resonate with our audience.”

Mark Cummings, Vice President/General Manager at NBC 6 says, “It’s an honor to have Lafitte join our team. She’s a proven winner with tremendous talent. I know the viewers will look forward to her return.”  

Lafitte spends countless hours giving back. She’s an advocate for issues involving women and children. Most recently, she served the Shreveport community as a Marketing Specialist for LaCHIP in cooperation with Christus Schumpert Health Systems. Lafitte says, “It’s been a privilege to serve the uninsured and underinsured families of Shreveport.”

Lafitte has more than 20 years experience as a broadcast journalist, serving as an anchor, reporter and manager at stations in Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina and Louisiana. She’s a graduate of Dillard University in New Orleans and has done graduate work in Communications at Loyola University, also in New Orleans.

Lafitte is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Shreveport Chapter of the Links Inc. and the NAACP. She is married to Shreveport District Judge Ramon Lafitte.