A Louisiana bill that would ban the purchase of sodas using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ...

SNAP has a long history of alleviating food insecurity, the leading indicator of wellbeing for children in the U.S. It's a ...

Senate Bill 14 would bring aspects of the Make America Healthy Again agenda to Louisiana. Apr. 30, the Senate Health and ...

Eligible Louisiana children will automatically get $120 in SUN Bucks summer food aid, with benefits starting in late May, ...

By Anna PuleoLSU Manship School News Service The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted 4-3 on Wednesday toadvance a health and nutrition bill that would restrict artificial additives in school ...

SHREVEPORT, LA – Things could be changing for school lunches in Louisiana. A senate committee has passed a measure to ban ...

Six parishes in Louisiana were chosen to be part of a USDA-funded pilot project aimed at encouraging SNAP recipients to make ...

DCFS announced today that the state will participate in the SUN Bucks program again this summer. SUN Bucks provides a ...

Sun Bucks is returning this summer, providing families with a one-time $120 grocery benefit for children who qualify for free ...

From groceries to local businesses, the effects of federal SNAP cuts could hit hard in Louisiana—especially for the 830,000+ ...