Louisiana

Food programs

Know Your Rights

• Answers to Your Food Stamp Questions

  More about Louisiana's Food Stamp program. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

• Catholic Charities

  From the organization's site: "Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans provides hope, help and loving care for the most vulnerable and needy in the eight civil parishes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans." * * * "Catholic Charities services are rooted in the eight civil parishes of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, with food and nutrition services benefiting the entire state of Louisiana. Catholic Charities serves the homeless, hungry, the elderly, at-risk youth, pregnant women, individuals with developmental delays, and many more." Content Detail

• Changes to food assistance program start Thursday (Oct.1, 2015).

  See this article from The Times-Picayune to learn more about changes in Louisiana for those seeking SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, once known as "food stamps"). Content Detail

  By:

  The Times-Picayune/The Associated Press

• Check to see if you may be eligible for WIC benefits

  "WIC provides supplemental foods, healthcare referrals, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk." Content Detail

  By:

  Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Cupones de alimentos: Cómo pedirlos.

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• Disaster Food Assistance for Regular SNAP Recipients Impacted by the Tornadoes

  Disaster Food Assistance for Regular SNAP Recipients Impacted by the Tornadoes Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services

• El Programa de SNAP/The SNAP Program

  Spanish information about food assisstance. From the web site: "El Programa de SNAP constituye la primera línea de defensa contra el hambre. Permite que las familias de bajos recursos adquieran alimentos nutritivos con tarjetas de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios (EBT, por sus siglas en inglés). Con sus beneficios, los destinatarios de los cupones para alimentos adquieren alimentos elegibles en tiendas de venta de alimentos al por menor autorizadas." Content Detail

  By:

  USDA -- Servicios de Alimentos y Nutricion

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• FAQs About the food stamp (SNAP) program

  Questions and Answers from the federal agency in charge of food assistance programs. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

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  Spanish / Español

• Food Aid for Women, Infants & Children (WIC)

  The WIC program helps women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, have given birth, and also infants and young children. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

• Food for Families/Food for Seniors

  Find out about this food aid program, where people who qualify can get extra food. Read More

  By:

  Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program (LA CSFP)

• Food Stamp Program -- Information in Other Languages (Separate Web site)

  Links to Food Stamp information in languages other than English. The Food Stamp Program is now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  French / Français

  Japanese / 日本語

  Korean / 한국어

• Food Stamps: The Electronic Benefits Card

  Learn about your rights. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• Food Stamps -- Using SNAP

  Basic information about the food stamp program. This program is called SNAP -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Content Detail

  Read this in:

  French / Français

  Korean / 한국어

• Food Stamps: Who Can Get Them? Cupones de alimentos: Quién puede los conseguir?

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  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Homeless & Hungry: Getting Food Stamps When You Do Not Have a Home

  For Homeless People Who Need Food Stamps Content Detail

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services