Mel Bridges
Producer, Morning Edition and ReporterMel is the Louisiana Morning Edition Producer and General Assignment Reporter for WWNO in New Orleans. Before, she served as an intern covering politics for WWNO/WRKF and was the interim producer for Louisiana Morning Edition.
A recent graduate of LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication, Mel previously worked for KLSU and Louisiana Radio Network.
Mel hails from Annapolis, Maryland, and grew up listening to NPR. She's very happy to be here.
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Come January 1, 2027, there will be three fewer judges on the bench. -
In-person care at the existing Planned Parenthood facility in New Orleans resumes Wednesday, Oct. 14. Planned Parenthood Great Plains began telehealth care in Louisiana earlier this year. -
Hurricane Isaias will make landfall in the Gulf South this weekend, but there are plenty of ways to stay safe. Grover from Sesame Street tells us how to prepare for, cope with and rebuild after natural disasters. -
Officials are asking the highest court to decide whether the state legislature can abolish an elected position after someone has already been elected. -
Officials say the cuts could help fill a $100 million budget deficit. -
The new bonds add to the $2.6 billion in incentives the state has already given the company. -
Guard members were only supposed to stay through February, but that was later extended to August. -
Calvin Duncan, who was elected to New Orleans’ clerk of criminal court position, has resumed his federal lawsuit against state officials and the law that abolished his position. -
After more than 20 years of sitting vacant, demolition of the hospital began Tuesday (Aug. 11). Demolition will take months. -
A law went into effect today [August 1], giving the New Orleans City Council oversight of S&WB projects, budgets and contract approval.
