Some Head Start providers in Louisiana have taken out loans to keep operating if the government shutdown stretches into its second month.
At least two organizations — Prime Time in the Lafayette area and Clover in New Orleans — are supposed to receive funding through the federal early-learning program for low-income families on Nov. 1. That money won’t be distributed if the government remains closed.
Local programs are funded annually, but grants are renewed on different timelines, so the shutdown won’t be felt equally across the state and country…