Lauren McCoy

Lauren joined the FOX 8 team in April of 2022.

She lives in Slidell and graduated from Northshore High School and LSU.

After graduating from LSU, Lauren began her television career as a reporter at WVLA/WGMB in Baton Rouge. There, she worked her way up to the weekend anchor and eventually took over the weeknight anchor duties.

In 2019 Lauren left Baton Rouge for a tremendous opportunity with the Black News Channel in Tallahassee, FL co-anchoring the morning newscast. She also co-produced and hosted the talk show “Being a Woman”. In 2021 Lauren was promoted to the Headline Anchor position for the Atlanta, GA-based “Start Your Day” program, also a part of the Black News Channel.