For millions of families in the United States, food stamps from the SNAP program are a key support in covering the month's ...

On Aug. 4, 2025, the USDA announced that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services' request to allow the state to restrict SNAP recipients ...

A 'We Accept Food Stamps' sign hangs in the window of a grocery store on Oct. 31 in Miami. The Trump administration is targeting the food stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in Louisiana will no longer be able to buy certain food items using benefits starting Feb. 18, 2026.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Thursday that some people who get food stamp benefits may ultimately see a little extra in their accounts with the end of the federal government shutdown — and everyone ...

Millions of people who rely on food stamps are waking up to a new reality in 2026, as a wave of state-level limits on "junk food" purchases takes effect. A dozen states now have federal permission to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - New rules governing how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can be used in Louisiana will take effect next month, changing what items can be purchased ...

(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary foods and drinks. The USDA has been approving SNAP ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Claims circulating on social media that people in several states are now banned from buying candy or soda with food stamp benefits are misleading, according to federal ...