Food Stamps

The benefits are increasing to try to keep up with the cost of living due to inflation.

Folks who get SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Louisiana will be getting a little more federal assistance this year.

Those changes, including the elimination of 1000 jobs, would be effective January 2019.

The President's proposed budget includes a major change to the country's food stamp program. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) cash benefits would be replaced with boxes of food.

Why would anyone want to work when the government is practically begging you to stay home and do nothing?

The bill releases the one-year ban on SNAP benefits for felony drug offenders upon their release from prison.

Because of the recent flooding the state of Louisiana has authorized emergency food and grocery benefits for those affected by the high water.

State health department officials are hoping to gain federal approval for their plan to use food stamp data.

Governor Edwards tells food stamp recipients if you want our help, you've got to do your part. This new order is expected to impact 47-thousand Louisiana residents.

Louisiana legislators want to have a bigger say in who qualifies for food stamp assistance in Louisiana and who does not.

A house committee passes legislation that closes a Louisiana loophole that allows people to collect food stamp benefits without working 20 hours per week or performing 20 hours of community service per week.

The entire food stamp system crashed over the weekend. No one could buy anything with their food stamp cards. This caused quite a problem for people trying to do their grocery shopping on Saturday, but it was a different story at two area Walmarts: The food stamp cards were working, but they had no limit. This must-see video from the Walmart in Mansfield shows buggies piled high with groceries fro