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Author Archives: Tyler Bridges

Tyler Bridges covers Louisiana politics and public policy for The Lens. He returned to New Orleans in 2012 after spending the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, where he studied digital journalism. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a reporter for the Miami Herald, where he was twice a member of Pulitzer Prize-winning teams while covering state government, the city of Miami and national politics. He also was a foreign correspondent based in South America. Before the Herald, he covered politics for seven years at The Times-Picayune. He is the author of The Rise of David Duke (1994) and Bad Bet on the Bayou: The Rise of Gambling in Louisiana and the Fall of Governor Edwin Edwards (2001). He can be reached at (504) 810-6222.

Some one-time state money being budgeted more judiciously for 2015

by Tyler BridgesApril 29, 2014November 7, 2019

Fiscal Hawks flying below radar this year, but their efforts from last year are coming home to roost.

Landrieu seeks special riverfront tax district to pay for decrees and pensions

by Tyler BridgesApril 23, 2014November 7, 2019

Bill to lessen crime of marijuana possession backed by liberals, libertarians

by Tyler BridgesApril 21, 2014November 7, 2019

ArtWorks building sale complete; culinary institute hopes to open in 2016

by Tyler BridgesApril 17, 2014November 7, 2019

Bill backed by Mayor Landrieu would extend deadline for new civil courthouse

by Tyler BridgesApril 16, 2014November 7, 2019

Live blog: Senate committee considers bill giving governor more control over levee board

by Tyler BridgesApril 16, 2014November 7, 2019

Landrieu looking for three tax increases to pay for consent decrees, pensions

by Tyler BridgesApril 14, 2014November 7, 2019

Live chat: State Sen. Conrad Appel talks about Common Core, other bills

by Tyler BridgesApril 9, 2014November 7, 2019

Oil and gas industry looking to kill lawsuits from Jefferson, Plaquemines over wetlands

by Tyler BridgesApril 7, 2014November 7, 2019

Common Core remains in play but effects might be delayed for a third year

by Tyler BridgesApril 4, 2014November 7, 2019

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