Louisiana lawmakers find possible solution to fund SNAP through November

The resolution would have the federal government pay back the funds to the health department once the government reopens, ...
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Terrebonne food bank calls for help as SNAP cancellations begin this Saturday nationwide

Terrebonne's local food bank is expecting to see a 30% increase in patrons with the looming cancellation of SNAP benefits.
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Louisiana SNAP recipients could go hungry in November. Here's where you can get food

At least 800,000 Louisianans could face some level of food insecurity this November due to the federal government shutdown ...

SNAP Benefits Update: Bill to Help Fund SNAP in November Gets Boost

The Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure that the USDA can keep paying SNAP benefits even when Congress hasn’t passed a new ...

As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that ...
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November SNAP benefits cancelled in Louisiana as federal shutdown continues

Governor Jeff Landry is warning all SNAP welfare cardholders that they will receive no new benefits starting November 1st due ...
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Michigan Democrats propose $900M plan to save SNAP benefits during shutdown

A $900 million emergency plan to continue food assistance for roughly 1.4 million Michiganders is being proposed by state House Democrats. Those residents, who include nearly 492,000 children in the ...

Could halt in SNAP benefits, paychecks pressure lawmakers to strike shutdown deal?

The Trump administration's position that it cannot extend SNAP benefits during the shutdown is a reversal from the USDA's stated shutdown contingency plan from late September, whi ...