Louisiana intends to step in for the federal government in November and provide food aid for most of the state’s needy. But those benefits will trickle out in weekly installments instead of all at ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is one of five food banks receiving part of a $300,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation to help ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Gov. Jeff Landry, First Lady Sharon Landry, and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) President E.J. Kuiper joined morning show host Sydney ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As the federal government shutdown nears one month, food banks and local businesses across Louisiana are preparing for what could be a major surge in need. Local organizations are ...

The restrictions prohibit the purchase of specific sugar-laden items with Electronic Benefits Transfer cards.

Louisiana food banks are preparing for a surge in demand due to a potential stoppage of SNAP benefits in November. A state plan to use $150 million to temporarily continue benefits is awaiting ...

Louisiana residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can no longer use their benefits to buy soft ...

BATON ROUGE--Louisiana is one of the few politically red states — and the only one in the Deep South — stepping up to fund SNAP benefits amid a federal suspension of food assistance payments.

Brookshire Grocery Co. is donating $500,000 to food banks in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The donation comes amid a rising hunger crisis, a federal government shutdown and a temporary ...

Approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Aug. 4, 2025, the two-year pilot initiative removes soft drinks, energy drinks and candy from the list of items eligible for purchase with SNAP ...