Louisiana will cover November SNAP benefits amid a federal shutdown, issuing payments weekly to nearly 793,000 residents in need.

Louisiana is one of the few politically red states — and the only one in the Deep South — stepping up to fund SNAP benefits amid a federal suspension of food assistance payments. Read more here.

Gov. Jeff Landry explained how the distribution of state-funded SNAP benefits for November will work as the federal government remains shut down.

Nearly 800,000 children, elderly, and disabled Louisiana residents rely on food benefits as the government shutdown enters its second month.

In Louisiana, hundreds of thousands of residents rely on SNAP, with more than 16% of the state's population receiving SNAP benefits, according to the USDA. SNAP helped approximately 41,697,500 people in the U.S., which is 12% of the total population ...

Gov. Jeff Landry said his health department will find the money to cover $147 million in benefits next month for the elderly, disabled and children.

And amid the federal government shutdown, President Trump’s administration now says it will partially fund SNAP for November. The decision follows two federal judges’ rulings last week requiring the federal government to keep the program operating.

Gov. Jeff Landry says Louisiana will use state dollars to provide temporary SNAP assistance as the federal shutdown halts food benefits.

Households receive SNAP benefits on electronic transfer cards that can be used only to purchase food at one of around 248,000 authorized retail locations in the U.S., including around 4,266 in Louisiana, says CBPP. With the amount of food retailers that ...

Lawmakers in Louisiana approved a resolution Wednesday to allow the state's Department of Health to use up to $150 million in funding for some people who would normally receive SNAP benefits.