Louisiana Department of Health announces plans for providing state-funded assistance to SNAP households after Gov. Jeff ...

Gov. Jeff Landry explained how the distribution of state-funded SNAP benefits for November will work as the federal ...

Gov. Jeff Landry said a temporary assistance program will provide benefits to the state's "most vulnerable" SNAP recipients ...

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

Nearly 800,000 children, elderly, and disabled Louisiana residents rely on food benefits as the government shutdown enters ...

Louisiana is one of the few politically red states — and the only one in the Deep South — stepping up to fund SNAP benefits ...

On the eve of federal SNAP benefits hitting people's accounts, Louisiana is jumping in to fill the gap for the 1 in 5 state residents who use the program, but only for some of them.

This program plays a critical role in reducing poverty ... closer to the povery line because they need more assistance ...

WASHINGTON – Louisiana food banks have seen an influx in demand as federal funding for food stamps expired due to the federal ...

The resolution would have the federal government pay back the funds to the health department once the government reopens, ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income households afford food ... 248,000 authorized retail ...

Nearly 800,000 people who depend on federal food aid will see no interruption in those benefits for November, according to ...