Mel Bridges
speaker
91 appearances
16 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 25 Aug
Mel Bridges’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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With SNAP benefits running out, more people have to rely on food banks.
Mike Manning, president and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, says they're still trying to figure out how they're going to keep up.
Governor Landry, a Republican, blames the lack of funding on Senate Democrats.
Each party accuses the other of using the pain caused by the shutdown for political leverage.
For NPR News, I'm Mel Bridges in Baton Rouge.
Roughly 800,000 people here, or about one in five, receive SNAP benefits.
With SNAP benefits running out, more people have to rely on food banks.
Mike Manning, president and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, says they're still trying to figure out how they're going to keep up.
Governor Landry, a Republican, blames the lack of funding on Senate Democrats.
Each party accuses the other of using the pain caused by the shutdown for political leverage.
For NPR News, I'm Mel Bridges in Baton Rouge.
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