Children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school are eligible for food assistance over the summer break, state officials announced Monday. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family ...

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Food banks in Louisiana have faced increased demand in 2025, even as they wrestle with cuts to federal programs that have benefited them in the past. Paired with recent upheaval in the SNAP food ...

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 ...

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 ...

This area of Louisiana may be known as a college town, but it's actually a paradise for food lovers who want to eat po'boys, ...

Louisiana residents who receive food stamps through the Supplemental Food Assistance Program won't receive their benefits in November because of the federal government shutdown, Gov. Jeff Landy ...

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 ...

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 ...

House Bill 218 in Louisiana would require school districts to screen public school students for food insecurity and provide ...