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No work, no food stamps if lawmakers agree Play Video
February 26, 2018 7:56 PM
BATON ROUGE- Able-bodied adults without dependents who don't have jobs (ABAWDs) are not supposed to receive food stamps long-term according to federal rules. However, Louisiana's governor can request the rule be waived because the state has a higher than average unemployment rate. For the better part of a decade,... more » -
Bar: Stamp meaning misinterpreted; patrons remain upset Play Video
November 21, 2015 12:07 AM
BATON ROUGE - The stamp used to keep track of who has entered a popular college bar garnered unwanted attention Friday. The stamp, for Reggie's in the Tigerland area, should read "REGGIN," a term college students said has become a phrase used to describe the act of being at... more » -
New rules mean 62,000 could lose food stamps Play Video
October 1, 2015 7:55 PM
BATON ROUGE - 62,000 people in Louisiana have three months to either find work or get kicked off food stamps. The new rule applies to able-bodied adults, ages 18-49, who have no dependents. The federal government funds the food stamp program and allows Louisiana to give them to able-bodied adults... more »