BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received approval for the Washington Parish ZIP code 70427 to be added to the DSNAP program that will begin this week on Sept. 6 due to the Labor Day holiday. 

DSNAP operations will open Tuesday, September 6, through Saturday, September 10, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the following parishes:

Evangeline Parish ZIP codes 70515, 70524, 70535, 70554, 70576, 70586, and 70589*
Mamou Recreation Center, 98 Main St., Mamou

Iberville Parish
St. Gabriel Community Center, 1400 Gordon S. LeBlanc Dr., St. Gabriel

Jefferson Davis Parish
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 515 Bryant St., Jennings

St. James Parish ZIP codes 70052, 70071, 70723, 70743, and 70763
St. James Reception Hall, 2455 Hwy 18, Vacherie

St. Martin Parish
Magnolia Park Recreational Center, 100 N. Main St., St. Martinville
Washington Parish ZIP codes 70427 (southwestern tip), 70431, 70438, and 70450
Hillcrest Baptist Church, 2201 Washington St., Franklinton

West Baton Rouge Parish
Louis Mouch Jr. Multi-Purpose Center, 152 Turner Rd., Port Allen

West Feliciana Parish
Independence Community Center, 10498 Hwy 965, St. Francisville

St. Tammany Parish western parts of ZIP codes 70435 and 70437 will have a DSNAP site open from Tuesday, September 6, through Friday, September 9, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Magnolia Park Recreation Center District 12, 13296 Hwy 40 in Folsom.
To minimize wait times, applicants and anyone who pre-registered for benefits must go to the DSNAP location on the day indicated by the first letter of their last name.

Tuesday, September 6: A-F
Wednesday, September 7 G-N
Thursday, September 8: O-Z
**Friday, September 9: A-K applicants unable to make prior scheduled day
Saturday, September 10: L-Z applicants unable to make prior scheduled day

**St. Tammany Parish western parts of ZIP codes 70435 and 70437 will follow the same DSNAP alphabet schedule Tuesday through Thursday of next week, and will serve letters A-Z on Friday, September 9. St. Tammany will NOT have a DSNAP site open on Saturday, September 10.

Residents are encouraged to preregister for DSNAP online atwww.dcfs.la.gov/preregister or by phone at 1-888-LAHELP-U (1-888-524-3578) before visiting a DSNAP location. The DCFS Call Center will be available Tuesday, September 6, through Friday, September 9, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, September 10, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for residents to pre-register by phone. Customer Service Representatives will not be available to take pre-registration calls on Sunday, September 4, and Labor Day, Monday, September 5.