The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is ...

Louisiana intends to step in for the federal government in November and provide food aid for most of the state’s needy. But those benefits will trickle out in weekly installments instead of all at ...

Some states are taking action to protect food assistance as the federal government plans to suspend SNAP payments starting ...

Gov. Landry, state lawmakers hold press conference on SNAP benefits, which are set to dry up on Nov. 1 ...

The move makes Louisiana the only state in the Gulf South attempting to fund SNAP benefits for residents next month amid the ...

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry ...

Louisiana, New Mexico, and Vermont are the latest states scrambling to get food aid to vulnerable communities in the face of ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that ...

The shuttered federal government isn't funding food stamps as of Nov. 1. Families that get them aren't sure how they'll ...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico will provide $30 million to provide food assistance to SNAP participants through November 10.

With SNAP benefits paused by the federal shutdown, Gov. Phil Murphy is fast-tracking $42.5M to New Jersey food banks to fight ...

Hastings Salvation Army asks for patience during transition as government shutdown affects food assistance programs.