SNAP Benefit Update: Louisiana Joins States Providing Food Assistance

Lawmakers in Louisiana approved a resolution Wednesday to allow the state's Department of Health to use up to $150 million in ...

The Threat of Lost Food Benefits Is Rattling the Vulnerable in Louisiana

The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is ...
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Scenes from a local food bank in LA this weekend, as SNAP benefits lapse

Volunteers expect dozens of people to show up this Saturday to get food products, as the federal food assistance lapses ...

The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom responded

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, that forbids state and local departments from sharing sensitive personal data to increase food stamp ...

SNAP funding is set to lapse Nov. 1, leaving recipients empty-handed. Here's what experts say.

With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might ...

WATCH LIVE: Gov. Landry to address future of SNAP benefits in Louisiana

Governor Jeff Landry will discuss the future of SNAP benefits in Louisiana during a news conference Wednesday as uncertainty ...

Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to help

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry ...

LA County bolsters food banks as Trump Administration declines use of funds for food program during shutdown

A protracted shutdown of federal government is withholding food benefits from 1.5M LA County residents, who may not have food ...