BATON ROUGE — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge said Friday it will continue taking part in a food-distribution program for seniors despite the Archdiocese of New Orleans discontinuing their contract with the Louisiana Department of Health.

The diocese said Friday it wanted to ensure people knew that the Baton Rouge-based program would continue. When Feeding Louisiana said it would begin administering the program, the archdiocese said it would drop out.

The Faith-Full Mobile Food Pantry continues to operate and is not impacted by the deal between LDH and Feeding Louisiana. CCDBR’s food program serves not only seniors, but all those in the community who are food insecure.

"The Faith-Full Mobile Food Pantry is still fully operational, and we are continuing to serve community members in need," said David Aguillard, executive director of Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge. "With 1 in 7 people struggling with food insecurity, programs like ours are much-needed. We are always looking for volunteers and donors to help with this program, as we continue to serve more people." 

The Faith-Full Mobile Food Pantry started in late 2022.