SNAP
September 29, 2017
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which turns 40 years old this week, is America’s largest and most comprehensive nutrition program. Although it’s threatened by budget cuts, the program continues to help Louisiana families make ends meet and put food on the table.… Read more...
September 14, 2017
The poverty rate in Louisiana for adults and children remained unacceptably high in 2016 even as other states saw significant improvements. New U.S. Census data released Thursday also show that Louisiana continues to have one of the highest rates of income inequality in the United States.
April 30, 2017
Louisiana is charting a new course for its criminal justice system, and one of the major goals of the reform effort is to clear away barriers to successful re-entry. One easy, and free, way for the state to give a hand up to former offenders is to ensure they have access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) upon release.… Read more...