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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
July 28, 2021 Emergency Order: State Health Officer Order - Universal Masking
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, - This Emergency Order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until further notice from the State Health Officer.
- Licensed Nursing Facilities in Louisiana
- Adult Day Care/Adult Day Health Care/PACE Providers
- All Licensed Adult Residential Care Providers in Louisiana
- All Licensed Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons w/Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD) and Licensed Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
- All Licensed Therapeutic Group Homes in Louisiana