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• Disaster food assistance approved for parishes impacted by Ida; apply here

  September 8, 2021 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana residents impacted by Hurricane Ida can now apply for federal disaster food assistance. The state says Disaster SNAP benefits was approved for 25 parishes impacted by the storm. Those parishes include Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines,... more »

• DSNAP applications open for some La. residents affected by May flooding

  June 17, 2021 6:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state received federal approval to take applications from households that need food security in the wake of last month's severe flooding . The areas approved for the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program include the following zip codes: Ascension Parish : 70734, 70737, 70769... more »

• La. spreading out distribution of SNAP benefits each month Play Video

  December 2, 2020 4:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will begin adjusting the schedule it uses to distribute SNAP benefits to families each month. According to DCFS, the distribution of those benefits will gradually shift from the first two weeks of each month to the first 23... more »

• USPS commemorates JFK with President's Day stamp

  February 17, 2017 9:37 AM

  The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth by dedicating a new Forever stamp in his honor. The dedication will be made at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. The stamps will be available in post offices nationwide by... more »

• Data doesn't support Jindal food stamp claim

  January 7, 2016 4:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal claimed the threat of kicking people off food stamps spurred them into the job market, but data released Thursday shows that's not exactly accurate. In October the Jindal administration announced 61,000 able-bodied adults had 3 months to find work or lose food stamps.... more »

• 31,000 could wait two weeks for food stamps Play Video

  December 29, 2015 7:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some food stamp recipients in Louisiana could lose their benefits for a couple of weeks in January. Benefits for an estimated 31,000 people are set to expire Thursday. Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards has said he'll reinstate the benefits but he can't do it until he takes office.... more »