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.
Education
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
In Louisiana, the reversal of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court makes abortion illegal right away, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 4:39 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Baltimore Ravens, Louisiana Tech, and West Feliciana football star Jaylon Ferguson was found unresponsive in his home on Tuesday, June 21.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
The La. Legislative Auditor took a close look last year at how the LWC distributed benefits during the pandemic, and in a follow-up report, found the LWC still has some issues to address.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
Saturday in a somber ceremony, the names of each of the 11,000 military members from Louisiana who have died in a war since the American Revolution were read.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 3:16 PM CDT
|By Kellie Sanchez
“There could still be 10 to 20 storms that end up forming, but as we’ve all unfortunately experienced over the last two years, it just takes one."
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: 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: 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.