The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the most effective anti-hunger ... according to CBPP's analysis of USDA data. Many households in Louisiana struggle to put food on the table, with 16.2% of households living in food insecurity ...

None of this is normal. Food-stamp benefits have never been cut like this in the current program’s more-than-60-year history. “It is a significant inflection point in the program’s history,” Christopher Bosso, a political scientist at Northeastern University who wrote a book on SNAP, told me. “Where we go from here is anyone’s guess.”

Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency order Friday approving food assistance benefits through November for children, elderly and disabled people as concerns mount over a potential federal shutdown.

About 800,000 low-income Louisiana residents won't receive food stamp benefits in November unless Congress reaches a deal to end the government shutdown.

A t least 800,000 Louisianans could face some level of food insecurity this November due to the federal government shutdown unless Congress reaches a deal.

Louisiana will use state funds to ensure residents receive November food stamp benefits amid a federal government shutdown. Governor Jeff Landry issued an emergency declaration, allowing the state to allocate $150 million for the program. Approximately ...

When Shandrell Drayton’s mother moved in with her, she found herself in need of a little extra help. So Drayton turned to her local library in Algiers, which is, as of recently, offering patrons assistance with food stamps applications. “With my mom ...