Parker Boyd
Multimedia Journalist
Biloxi, MS
Parker Boyd is a native of the New Orleans metropolitan area. He graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in journalism.
He comes to WLOX with a strong passion for storytelling. He’s following in the footsteps of his parents, Glynn and Nancy Parker Boyd. Both were long time journalists in New Orleans.
Parker loves spending time with family, reading about history, and rooting for his New Orleans Saints and Pelicans. He is a member of the Mt. Airy Baptist Church in Boutte, Louisiana, where he serves as an usher. He vows to give Biloxi and the Gulf Coast reliable news daily.
New Orleans native Jennifer Jones was electrified on the first day of Jazz Fest, dancing her heart out in front of the gates.
The New Orleans Air Show at Belle Chasse Naval Air Station this weekend will feature a thrilling lineup of aerial performances, including the renowned U.S. Navy Blue Angels Super Hornets
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kool and the Gang, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue will headline the 2023 Gretna Fest returning this fall from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8.
Organizers of the National Fried Chicken Festival announced plans to return to the New Orleans Lakefront this fall from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.
New Orleans is buzzing with anticipation and excitement as hundreds of thousands of visitors pour into the city for the extended holiday weekend.
The Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium are one after reopening in the same building on Thursday (June 8).
Snowball season is here and one place New Orleanians are flooding to get a taste is Hansen's.
Business is already picking up at local Mardi Gras stores across the city as carnival krewes prepare to embark on their original routes this season.
Decorators said the historic park will be filled with lights this year. They are planning to hang at least 70 red bows.
Former Saint Steve Gleason met with his non-profit organization, “Team Gleason,” at New Orleans’ Dave and Busters to announce the return of Gleason Gras on Nov. 25.
Krewe organizers said they paid for extra security so the parade can return to its traditional route, after running along an abbreviated route last year due to a lack of NOPD manpower.
Council-at-Large Ricky Templet said he thinks this year’s turnout will be a success.