SNAP

If you currently receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP benefits in Louisiana, you might need to reapply for those benefits very soon.

KOK Wings announced that their Lafayette, New Iberia, and Baton Rouge locations would soon begin offering free meals to students being affected by SNAP hold.

How many people in your home parish use SNAP benefits to help feed their family? Based on the percentages, there could be a lot of people "going without" right here in Acadiana.

Gov. Landry signed emergency declaration Thursday to protect SNAP benefits for 792,000 Louisiana residents facing November 1 cutoff due to federal shutdown.

847,100 Louisiana residents won't get SNAP benefits Nov. 1 if shutdown continues. Food banks preparing as families face Thanksgiving without assistance.

Louisiana is putting out a warning to SNAP recipients due to changes in eligibility requirements being implementing beginning November 1, 2025.

Congress is debating the biggest SNAP cuts in history—and with 3M Texans on food assistance, the impact could stretch from dinner tables to grocery stores statewide.

Proposed federal SNAP cuts could reshape how over 800,000 Louisiana residents buy groceries—and put pressure on stores, local economies, and family budgets statewide.

Louisiana families that receive SNAP Benefits might soon notice their purchasing power has changed and some items will no longer be included under the program.

Louisiana families will want to double check their SNAP/EBT Card today. Major changes in the program could affect your purchasing power as you feed your family.

Texas families who rely on the Lone Star Card for SNAP Benefits should double check those accounts immediately. Your spending power has changed.

It appears that for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Louisiana will not participate in a summer feeding program that helps the poor.

So many families rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

More than 130,000 Louisiana families will see their SNAP benefits decrease in January, according to the Department of Children and Family Services.

There are changes coming to SNAP benefit recipients that will take place beginning October 1st, the start of the new federal fiscal year.

Those who receive SNAP benefits in Louisiana are now getting a little bit more to spend on healthier food choices as of October 1st.

If you qualify for SNAP, Medicaid, or unemployment benefits you might be eligible for free internet service on your smartphone.

The benefits will go up by about 15 percent.

Part of your hurricane planning needs to be pre-registering for DSNAP benefits ahead of the storm. Now is the time to take that action.

On April 1, Louisiana's new food stamp work rule goes into effect and is expected to impact 31,000 residents.