Under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Louisiana will absorb a larger share of SNAP’s costs as federal ...

Non-profit leaders say they expect the changes to increase the number of clients seeking assistance.

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 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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced there will be no money to fund the SNAP food stamp program next month, leaving more than 88,000 Louisiana seniors and thousands ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louisianans who receive food assistance through SNAP can no longer use food stamps to buy soda, candy and energy drinks under new ...

While food-stamp recipients face expanded work requirements, a change in federal law will now require Louisiana to spend $42.3 million more on the SNAP program in the coming fiscal year.