Louisiana lawmakers have found a possible short-term solution to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits through November. According to Sen. Cameron Henry, lawmakers are drafting legislation that will be taken up during Louisiana's special session that would allow the state to use Louisiana Department of Health funds for SNAP recipients through November.

However, some Louisiana lawmakers have proposed a stopgap solution -- redirecting funds from the Louisiana Department of Health’s balance to temporarily cover some of the SNAP shortfall. “We have a lot of smart people at the capitol to make sure this gets done,

The Legislature faces tight deadlines this week to keep food assistance flowing to 17% of the state’s residents and to adjust next spring’s election timetable.

Louisiana political leaders are preparing to use around $150 million monthly in state funding to help continue food assistance benefits while the federal government shutdown in Washington D.C. continues,

Both governments of Louisiana and Virginia have made it clear that a state of emergency can only keep SNAP going.

As the shutdown continues, The Salvation Army in Lafayette expanded its usual food distribution schedule to help community members get ahead of potential SNAP benefit disruptions.

Governor Jeff Landry issued an updated statement regarding his warning that SNAP benefit cardholders may not receive benefits on Nov. 1, due to the

President Donald Trump’s administration claims that its hands are tied against funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program while the government is closed, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s own shutdown plan says that’s not the case.