Tranecia (Trenise) was born and raised in New Orleans, LA She is a product of a Catholic education and attended St. Mary of the Angels elementary school and graduated from St. Mary’s Academy High School.
In December 1998 she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana and in May 2002 obtained a Master’s degree in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans. She is an active member of the prestigious Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. since 1995 and volunteers in numerous community service outreaches. She has been married to Dennis R. Hebert Jr. for 15 years and is the loving mother of 3 boys: Dennis Ray, Dylan Reed and Drake Riley.