Kellie Sanchez
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Kellie Sanchez is general assignments reporter and anchor for the Saturday evening broadcast.
A graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans, she most recently worked as a reporter for WJHG-TV in Panama City Beach, Florida.
A native of Texas, Kellie says she fell in love with Louisiana while attending Loyola.
Contact Kellie via email at kellie.sanchez@wafb.com.
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Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 6:18 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Mardi Gras is right around the corner, but those who make these floats that we see during parades have been preparing since last year.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:31 AM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez and Gray News staff
A school official said the mistake was made when the bus the boy was on had to be swapped out.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:16 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Seayontai Banks Jr., 5, was supposed to be in class at Capitol Elementary on Thursday, Jan. 5, but instead, spent four hours alone on a special needs bus.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:30 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Folks in the Oakland crossing neighborhood in Prairieville were stunned to find out a car burglary resulted in a woman being grazed by a bullet.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 6:55 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
The holiday season is typically a happy time, but for those dealing with the loss of a family member, it can bring back memories that are hard to deal with.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 9:38 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez and Jordan Gartner
Two teenagers have allegedly confessed to their involvement in a deadly shooting that killed a 33-year-old woman.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office are hitting the streets to try to get dangerous drugs out of the wrong hands.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 7:18 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
The head of the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners is among the two people arrested on drugs and weapons charges following a pursuit down I-12 in Livingston Parish.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 6:37 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
The Alexander family suffered the unimaginable when Shelby Alexander, 18, died in a car wreck on his way to school.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 8:04 AM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Baton Rouge firefighters helped five stranded drivers get out of floodwaters on Wednesday, Aug. 3, as high water rose around the area.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Englyn Roberts loved dancing, music, and food.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Many people will celebrate the Fourth of July outside over the weekend and LDH wants them to make sure they are safe from mosquitoes that may contain the West Nile Virus.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Louisiana lawmakers are once again in a special session to discuss the redrawing of congressional district boundaries.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
While law enforcement officers work hard to get drugs off the streets, many of the narcotics they’re finding are mixed with fentanyl.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
The family is still in disbelief after their sweet, baby boy, lovingly nicknamed “Juju,” was killed by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez and Andrew McMunn
Police are investigating after a toddler was hit and killed by a stray bullet while lying in his bed.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Brenda Coleman needed a new car right away after her old one broke down.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 6:16 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Ainsley Rain was born February 14, 2022, with double the love to first time parents Kelly and Kyle Savant but carried by Jasmine Johnson Isaac
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:25 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez and Nick Gremillion
Entergy customers are warned to get ready because their bills are going to be increasing soon. The utility company is doing this to help pay for storm damage from 2020 and 2021.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 6:11 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
The finishing touches are being put on the floats for the Krewe of Ascension Mambo’s first parade to roll through Gonzales this weekend. Organizers say they hope this becomes a yearly tradition.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 4:02 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Hidden in the back of an abandoned truck in Gonzales, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies uncovered Crystal Scott’s body, stuffed in a plastic storage container.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 5:47 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
A favorite tradition among Louisianians got a head start this year.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 4:57 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Hundreds of people were victims of human trafficking in Louisiana in 2021, and state officials say that is hundreds too many.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 5:35 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
You will get sent a letter from the IRS on how much child tax credit you received.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2021 at 4:11 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Adding a family pet to your home for the holidays may seem like a great surprise, but pets need to be part of the discussion with the whole family, according to Jillian Sergio, executive director of Companion Animal Alliance.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 4:32 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
LSU fans love the sound of “Callin’ Baton Rouge” blaring through Tiger Stadium. But some people had issues getting tickets.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:18 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
As the holidays approach, Paula Zachary is like many people, getting ready to see her family. Except she won’t be able to spend it with her son Brandon, because he died in a drunk driving crash 14 years ago.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 at 5:25 PM CST
|By Kellie Sanchez
Trooper Scrantz said a combination of factors leads to more fatal crashes
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Many daycare centers blame the pandemic for the lack of employees.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
“We’ve been out here since 8:30 (a.m.),” Joseph Mayers said.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
In Ascension Parish, thousands are without power.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards held a news conference on Friday, August 13, to discuss the state’s continued rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
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