The Louisiana Department of Health has expanded the Louisiana Carrot Initiative to Walmart stores in East Baton Rouge and ...

The Louisiana Department of Health expanded the Louisiana Carrot Initiative to Walmart stores in East Baton Rouge and Orleans parishes Wednesday.

Families in eight Louisiana parishes hit by January's ice storm will receive a 20% boost in SNAP benefits, helping them ...

Louisiana SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use benefits to buy soda, candy or energy drinks starting Ash Wednesday, ...

Starting February 18, 2026, Louisiana will implement significant changes to its SNAP program, restricting the purchase of ...

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced on Oct. 30 that, starting Nov. 1, there will be temporary state-funded assistance for residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

The Louisiana Department of Health is reminding SNAP recipients about upcoming food restrictions that take effect on February ...

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 ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income households afford food, with recipients using benefits at many food retailers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in Louisiana will no longer be able to buy certain food items using benefits starting Feb. 18, 2026.

Louisiana health officials announced major Medicaid and SNAP program changes at the annual Department of Health meeting, ...