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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.
LDH News
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Health Department Confirms 31 New West Nile Cases and One Death
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals today confirms 31 new human cases of West Nile virus, reaching 176 reported infections from West Nile in the State so far in 2012. DHH also confirms a new death from this disease, which is the 10th West Nile death in Louisiana this year. The State is experiencing the highest number of West Nile cases and deaths it has seen in the past several years.
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State Agencies Continue Response Efforts to Assist Communities Impacted by Hurricane Isaac
BATON ROUGE, La. – State agencies responding to Hurricane Isaac offered updates today about their efforts.
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State Agencies Continue Response Efforts to Assist Communities Impacted by Hurricane Isaac
BATON ROUGE, La. – State agencies responding to Hurricane Isaac offered updates today about their efforts.
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DCFS Receives Waiver to Allow Hot Foods to be Purchased with SNAP, DSNAP Cards
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services requested and received approval of a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to allow the purchase of hot foods with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps) and Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) benefits for the month of September.
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Health Department Emphasizes Precautions Residents Should Take During Hurricane Cleanup
Baton Rouge -- As more residents return to their homes to clean up debris and damage from Hurricane Isaac, health officials remind them to take extra precautions to protect their own health and safety.
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Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Approved for Nine Parishes Following Hurricane Isaac
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has approved the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) in nine parishes -- Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist and St. Tammany.
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Louisiana Residents Affected by Isaac Can Apply for Temporary Housing Assistance
BATON ROUGE -- The state of Louisiana announced Sunday that residents in areas affected by Hurricane Isaac will be eligible
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Louisiana Earns Perfect Score in Public Health Emergency Preparedness
For the second consecutive year, Louisiana scored a perfect 100 on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) evaluation of the state's public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Louisiana and seven other states scored 100 two years in a row. Louisiana's public health laboratories also received exemplary marks. The CDC's "Public Health Preparedness: 2011 State-by-State Update on Laboratory Capabilities and Response Readiness Planning" report released today evaluates the state over a three-year period, from 2007-2010.