Parker Boyd

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Television News Reporter at WLOX-TV (Biloxi, MS)

Television News Reporter at WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)

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Students, leaders fight closure of New Orleans Job Corps

1 day ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After dropping out of school in the ninth grade, Aaron Gandy found a second chance at the New Orleans Job Corps Center. Now, that lifeline is slipping away. Gandy stood outside the facility on Thursday, heartbroken after learning it was scheduled to close on June 30. “It really changes your life around,” Gandy said. The Job Corps provides free education and job training for low-income youth in the community.
Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan hopes to start second term with big economic impact

2 days ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - Gautier Mayor Casey Vaughan says he has high hopes for his city after winning a second term as mayor. VOTE 2025: Incumbent Casey Vaughan reelected as Gautier mayor, beating former mayor Phil TorjusenGautier resident Sherri Sadler said she’s been watching the Martin Bluff Road widening project since she moved here over a year ago. She thinks it’s come a long way. “Smoother roads, way smoother roads,” Sadler said.
Electricians encourage locals to use generators properly ahead of hurricane season

6 days ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With hurricane season just two days away, Darren Bell was checking the condition of his generator on Friday. Bell is the service manager at Natal’s Air Conditioning. “We can’t operate out of our building without a generator,” Bell said. Bell recalled working for another company when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago. That’s when he realized just how vital generators can be.
Electricians encourage locals to use generators properly ahead of hurricane season

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With hurricane season just two days away, Darren Bell was checking the condition of his generator on Friday. Bell is the service manager at Natal’s Air Conditioning. “We can’t operate out of our building without a generator,” Bell said. Bell recalled working for another company when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago. That’s when he realized just how vital generators can be.
Uncle Sam Jam returns for 30th anniversary

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - Jefferson Parish officials have released the lineup for this year’s Uncle Sam Jam, the parish’s annual Independence Day celebration taking place Wednesday, July 3 at Lafreniere Park in Metairie. The 30th edition of the free concert and festival will feature Don McLean, singer of the iconic anthem American Pie, along with country music legends Shenandoah and Louisiana’s own Payton Smith.
Moss Point growth continues with new car dealership, Tractor Supply on Hwy 63

1 week ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

MOSS POINT, Miss. (WLOX) - Those driving on Highway 63 in Moss Point will see a variety of new businesses. One of those is a brand new car dealership. It’s a season of new beginnings as Cannon Motors opens its newest Nissan dealership. It’s the second Cannon dealership in the area. Owner Michael Joe Cannon explains he’s excited by the view of cars passing on the highway. “That is beneficial to a company moving out here on the bypass,” he explained. Cannon’s Toyota dealership is next door.
Long Beach businesses prepare for influx of tourism during Jeepin the Coast

1 week ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - Coastal Daquiri Bar and Grill is just down the street from Jeep Central on Jeff Davis Avenue. Owner Keith Starita organized his workers on Tuesday to get his restaurant ready for the Jeepin the Coast kickoff on May 28. “It takes a lot of people, but little by little, we get it done,” Sarita said. Starita said Jeepin the Coast is his busiest five days of the year.
Ocean Springs community gathers to honor fallen veterans on Memorial Day

1 week ago | wlox.com | Parker Boyd

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - The Ocean Springs community gathered to remember fallen veterans at the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial. “These guys gave their all and I’m just so blessed and thankful,” Vietnam veteran James Walters said. They’re surrounded by walls bearing the faces of Vietnam veterans who didn’t make it home, 50 years after the war’s ending. “I feel sorry for the ones that didn’t get back,” Gaines Franklin said. 83-year-old Gaines Franklin served in Vietnam in 1965.
Louisiana gas prices sit below $3 a gallon on Memorial Day weekend

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With Memorial Day weekend underway, travelers across the region are hitting the road, many pleasantly surprised at the price they’re paying at the pump. Nathaniel Bonney stopped at a gas station Friday afternoon to fill up before heading to Biloxi with his wife for a weekend getaway. “We’ll go to a casino, walk on the beach for a little bit,” Bonney said. Bonney noted a welcome change in gas prices as he pumped gas: the average price is under $3 a gallon. “Talking about $80 now.
New Orleans’ Jewish synagogue community outraged after murders of Israeli couple in Washington D.C

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Parker Boyd

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