A federal government shutdown will cause at least 800,000 Louisianans to face food insecurity. Louisiana residents who receive SNAP benefits will not get them in November unless the government reopens ...

A federal government shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits for Louisiana residents. More than 800,000 Louisianans who rely on the program could face food insecurity. Gov. Jeff Landry has blamed ...

Jambalaya is another classic south Louisiana dish that is easy to make in bulk and serve at family gatherings and at ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The federal government shutdown continues as the U.S. Agriculture Secretary warns the food stamp program could run out of money in two weeks, with funds drying up. Louisiana ...

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 ...

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 ...

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MONROE — The friends arrived at the soup kitchen with toddlers in their arms and worry in their eyes. Ashleigh Pearce and Sabrina Spearman had heard that because of the federal shutdown, their food ...

Millions of Americans try to survive on the weekly allotment of Food Stamps which averages to $21 dollars worth of groceries weekly. To dramatize what that means, some members of Congress took what ...

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 ...