food stamps

Louisiana legislators want to have a bigger say in who qualifies for food stamp assistance in Louisiana and who does not.

A house committee passes legislation that closes a Louisiana loophole that allows people to collect food stamp benefits without working 20 hours per week or performing 20 hours of community service per week.

Governor-elect John Bel Edwards is already putting his stamp on the new regime in Baton Rouge as he is taking steps so that low-income families do not lose their food stamp benefits in January.

According to a DCFS statement, no longer can able-bodied adults without dependents receive SNAP benefits if they are not employed or not seeking employment.

Retailers and EBT cardholders face penalties if they violate the law.

The giant retailers reluctance to share video surveillance tapes has left local law enforcement officials with no case to prosecute. Is this the right of the store do this? Or is this an obstruction of justice?

Police were called to Walmart locations in Mansfield, La., and Springhill, La., this past Saturday as shoppers cleaned out store shelves. You see, due top a power outage, max limits on food stamp accounts were eliminated.