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The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is preparing to distribute 100% federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds to eligible recipients, including able-bodied adults, within a week.
Louisiana SNAP recipients are currently receiving approximately 65% of their usual SNAP benefits, depending on household size.
Recipients will receive approximately 50% of their usual SNAP benefits, depending on household size.
LDH is announcing the distribution schedule for state-funded emergency assistance to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that include the elderly, disabled, or children. Households consisting only of able-bodied adults will not receive state-funded emergency assistance.
Starting November 1, Louisiana will provide emergency state-funded assistance to SNAP for the elderly, disabled, or children.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is announcing that due to the federal government shutdown in Washington, D.C., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not be issued to recipients starting November 1.
Louisiana has above-average rates of incidence and mortality, as well as below-average screening rates.
The Rural Health Scholars Program is part of LDH's Fiscal Year 2022 business plan strategy to diversify the state’s health workforce and improve patient experiences. LDH will further build upon this work in Fiscal Year 2023.
You can get tested at our community-sponsored events or parish health units. Additionally, a full list of screening site locations, dates and times is available at LouisianaHealthHub.org.