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

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

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.

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.

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

After a court ruling, the Trump Administration announced Monday the federal government would use a contingency fund of about $5 billion to partially pay for the food program through November. That’s below the $9 billion it takes to fund it every month fully.

On the eve of federal SNAP benefits hitting people's accounts, Louisiana is jumping in to fill the gap for the 1 in 5 state residents who use the program, but only for some of them.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency, with more than 800,000 residents who rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at risk of losing their assistance starting Saturday (Nov. 1).

Gov. Jeff Landry said a temporary assistance program will provide benefits to the state's "most vulnerable" SNAP recipients in November amid the federal shutdown.