"Mia Monet is the Evening Weekend Anchor for News 2 and she reports on our morning show 2UNE-IN 3 days throughout the week. 

Mia is a New Orleans native born and raised. She takes pride in being an Uptown Girl who graduated high school from Sophie B. Wright Charter School.

Being able to work in the Capital City of her home state really excites her after spending years away from the Louisiana Culture.

Mia spent 4 years living in Alabama for college. She graduated from the Number 4 ranked HBCU in the nation, Tuskegee University. This accomplishment was achieved during the height of the pandemic, 2020. She finished with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. 

In 2021, Mia started her first job in news working as a multimedia journalist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. While there, she reported on things like Hurricane Ida and high profile murder and exoneration cases. Plus, Mia's reporting notably launched a DOJ investigation into the school district who received accusations of racial discrimination.

After nearly two years in the Pine Belt of Mississippi, she joined our award-winning WBRZ news team in December of 2022. Since then, Mia has covered multiple breaking news stories, severe weather days, in-depth feature stories, the Jambalaya Festival and Mardi Gras.

"Mardi Gras is literally my favorite holiday! My first year working here, WBRZ sent me to cover Mardi Gras in my home city. It was such a full circle moment for me because I was captain of my Majorette team in high school. I spent every year marching in New Orleans Mardi Gras parades. It was so amazing to be able to go home and work my dream job on my favorite day of the year," says Monet.   

One of her main goals is to build a strong relationship with the community. During her free time Mia will participate in any events going in and around the city. 

"I am loving Baton Rouge, the people, the culture, it all feels like home. I've spent my entire life as a big fan of Southern University and LSU, it's exciting to be able to live here and cover their stories," says Monet.

While she's loving the Capital Area, she still likes to go home to New Orleans on her off days and spend time with her family. 

Mia's Favorite food in Gumbo and her weakness is a Milk Chocolate Chip Cookie from CRUMBL. 

You can watch her at the anchor desk on Saturdays at 6pm & 10pm and Sundays at 5:30pm and 10pm. Plus, you can find her reporting on our morning show, 2UNE-IN Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 5am until 9am.

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