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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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. -
The court ruled 4-3 that a simple legislative majority was enough to pass the bill through. -
The largest impacts from the storm are expected to be concentrated south of the I-10 corridor. -
Officials said the city is “now better served by moving forward rather than by prolonging litigation.” -
Murrill’s 16-count indictment stems from letters she sent New Orleans city officials in May. Murrill is accused of threatening their jobs in the letters.
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In his lawsuit, Judge John T. Fuller alleged neither legislative chamber met a constitutional requirement, but the bill was passed and signed into law anyway.
