About 15 restaurants across East Baton Rouge Parish will provide free meals this week to Louisiana residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, better known as food stamps.
People who receive food stamps haven’t received their full benefits — and in some cases, no benefits — this month because of the ongoing government shutdown. The U.S. Senate voted to end the shutdown on Monday, but a few steps remain before it’s officially over.
Restaurants that’ve partnered with the City of Baton Rouge for the A Table for All initiative, including Dearman’s diner and Odom’s Kitchen, will provide free meals to SNAP recipients who provide an unexpired SNAP card and a photo ID at certain times this week. Anyone can also eat for free at St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge…