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New Orleans news anchor died in a plane crash Friday afternoon in New Orleans East.
Nancy Parker was a longtime anchor at WVUE FOX 8 News.
She anchored every newscast at the station during her 20 year tenure in New Orleans.
Parker was a native of Opelika, Alabama.
In 1988, she graduated with honors from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.
Parker moved to New Orleans in 1996.
Multiple agencies responded to the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will handle the investigation.
FOX 8 issued the following statement on Parker's death:
"Today we mourn the loss of our longtime colleague and friend Nancy Parker. Details have not been released by authorities, but we can confirm she passed away in a plane crash while covering a story at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport."
“Nancy was absolutely a joy to work with each and every day”, said Tim Ingram, the vice president and general manager of FOX 8. “Today we lost a wonderful journalist and remarkable friend. The New Orleans television community lost a true treasure, but beyond that, her family lost a wife, a mother and daughter. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
"Nancy was a part of the FOX 8 family for the last 23 years. She put her heart and soul into her work, covering thousands of stories and touching countless lives. She made a difference in the lives of those she reported on. She will be sorely missed, and her absence creates a void that cannot be filled."