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September 6, 2018

Households receiving SNAP are already working

The farm bill conference committee met on Wednesday with the goal of combining two competing versions of the comprehensive legislation from the House and Senate.

Number of the Day

15 million - Number of households that struggled to afford enough food in 2017, including more than 10 million households with income above the federal poverty line. (Source: USDA)

September 5, 2018

Evictions on the rise in New Orleans

Being evicted from a home can be disruptive and traumatizing for a family, but is an all too common practice in cities around the country, as demonstrated in the 2017 book Evicted.

Number of the Day

65 - Percentage of all births in Louisiana that were covered by Medicaid in 2015, the most recent year reported. (Source: Kaiser Family Foundation)

August 29, 2018

House Farm Bill would hurt the disabled

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) provides crucial support to many Americans living with disabilities, who often face higher living expenses than the non-disabled population.

Number of the Day

13 - Years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane. The storm killed 1,577 Louisiana residents, displaced hundreds of thousands of people and damaged 70 percent of occupied housing in New Orleans (Source: CNN)

August 24, 2018

SNAP work requirements hurt poor families

Shortly after Labor Day, a House-Senate conference committee will meet to debate the two competing versions of the farm bill. The main issue that could derail this important bill is a proposed work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients contained in the House measure.

Number of the Day

192,000 - Number of Louisianans who would be affected by the punitive work requirements included in the House version of the farm bill. (Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)