Social Security

Some families in Louisiana who receive food stamps and other federal aid will see a decrease in their benefits next year after a federal cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security and veterans benefits in 2023.

A Las Vegas woman has been accused of defrauding Social Security for years after she allegedly dismembered her dead husband's body and threw his remains in the trash, according to a federal criminal complaint.

Cost of living increases in Social Security going up by nearly 6%.

The IRS has announced that Social Security recipients will not need to file tax returns in order to earn a stimulus check.

The Social Security Administration is warning citizens in the Acadiana area about a Social Security scam in progress now. Most scam calls are coming from (866) 705-8406 and (888) 485-9383 but could be coming from others as well.

Several Louisiana high school teams could be prevented from taking the field because of a social security card issue.

A scam targeting your Social Security Number is going around the area. Here's how you can beat the bad guys.

A recently passed bill authored by a Louisiana Congressman will provide for better treatment of America's disabled veterans.

Social Security benefits will not see a cost of living increase this year because of lower fuel prices.

Wow. Way to go, Social Security Administration. 14,000 people a year who are declared dead but are still alive seems like a BIG mistake to me. Not to mention that if you are one of those 14,000 you are pretty much screwed.  Do you think the government can screw anything ELSE up this year...

It is a brave new world in which we live, things we have come to count on will no longer be. Do you remember the milk man bringing milk to your door? Or how about using a pay phone? Well the paper check maybe the next icon of my generation to be placed in a museum, even Uncle Sam is sending the paper check out to pasture.