NEW ORLEANS — Brheanna Boudreaux grew up constantly on the move as the daughter of an Army soldier. Despite living across the US and overseas, Louisiana was the first place that felt like home. She met her husband, Hunter, a native New Orleanian, at a Pelicans game. She got her journalism start in Lafayette and served in the Louisiana Army National Guard. Brheanna is elated to be back home and even more excited to get to work for a community she deeply loves.
Brheanna’s favorite title is busy girl mom to 3 young girls, ages 3, 2 and 1. Being a mom is extremely important to her and something she is immensely proud of. Her house is rarely quiet, especially when cheering on the best football team, the Saints!
Cam Jordan is her all-time favorite player.
It’s not just the Saints, she’s a big sports fan. She played soccer growing up and is competitive in all things she does. She loves estate sales, local coffee shops, crime podcasts, cooking for her big Italian family, working out and traveling with her family.
Brheanna is coming to WWL from ABC13 in Houston where she was an anchor, reporter and traffic anchor. She covered a number of major weather events and helped the city navigate evacuations. She also covered a number of high-profile stories including the Uvalde Elementary school shooting, the Astroworld Fest tragedy, the killing of Police Officer Sandeep Dhaliwal and hosted a city wide domestic violence town-hall.
Prior to her time in Houston Brheanna, an Emmy award winning anchor, also spent time in Lafayette, LA, Sioux Falls, SD and Norfolk VA. Over the course of her time in journalism she covered Hurricane Florence. The Grand 16 movie theatre shooting in Lafayette. She also spent 2 years investigating the story of three men who were wrongfully imprisoned for 20-plus years. Her series on their stories, originating from letters they wrote to her while locked up, resulted in the eventual release of all three men.
Brheanna graduated from James Madison University with the degree in Journalism and a minor in sports communication. Her affection for journalism started early when she was in middle school. Outside of work her passion is service. Over the years Brheanna has found a love for mentoring young women and serving her community.
She has been a close partner with Dress for Success, the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and a number of Veterans outreach programs. She has served as a volunteer, teaching at the Red Cross, and putting on Christmas events for foster children. She is passionate about people and knows what an immense privilege it is when someone allows her to share their story.
If you have a story idea for Brheanna, you can email her at bboudreaux@wwltv.com.