On Aug. 4, 2025, the USDA announced that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services' request to allow the state to restrict SNAP recipients ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the most effective anti-hunger program in the U.S., reaching around 41 million people in 2024, according to the Center on Budget and Policy ...

Louisiana to distribute 100% of SNAP funds next week. Recipients who received 65% during shutdown will get remaining benefits. State reallocated funds to provide partial assistance during shutdown.

Louisiana recently changed rules around what people with SNAP can purchase, nixing soft drinks, energy drinks and candy.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Gov. Jeff Landry warns Louisiana SNAP recipients that no new funds will be added to their EBT cards starting Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Louisiana SNAP recipients may find themselves involuntarily giving up soda and candy for Lent this year, as new restrictions on what the food assistance can be used to purchase take effect on Ash ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The federal government shutdown entered its second month Saturday (Nov. 1), raising questions for nearly 800,000 Louisiana residents who hoped to receive Supplemental Nutrition ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will raise Louisiana’s ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Gov. Jeff Landry announced that Louisiana SNAP recipients are getting their full federal benefits for November, with some getting extra assistance administered by ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Louisiana can no longer use the publicly funded benefit to buy what the Louisiana Department of Health labels ...