Baton Rouge, La. (November 13, 2025) — 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.
Beginning next week, full federal benefits will be paid to eligible SNAP households that have not yet received November benefits. All households that have only received 65% since the beginning of November will also receive their remaining 35% next week.
Recipients who received 25% state-funded assistance November 1-4, namely the elderly and disabled, will keep the state-funded assistance and receive the rest of their November federal benefits…