food stamps

Governor Edwards tells food stamp recipients if you want our help, you've got to do your part. This new order is expected to impact 47-thousand Louisiana residents.

Louisiana legislators want to have a bigger say in who qualifies for food stamp assistance in Louisiana and who does not.

A house committee passes legislation that closes a Louisiana loophole that allows people to collect food stamp benefits without working 20 hours per week or performing 20 hours of community service per week.

The entire food stamp system crashed over the weekend. No one could buy anything with their food stamp cards. This caused quite a problem for people trying to do their grocery shopping on Saturday, but it was a different story at two area Walmarts: The food stamp cards were working, but they had no limit. This must-see video from the Walmart in Mansfield shows buggies piled high with groceries fro

One would think that winning $1 million in a state lottery would automatically disqualify the recipient from getting food stamps. But one would be wrong.