LOUISIANA (KTAL/KMSS) — A new bill in Louisiana would help students who don’t have enough food at home. House Bill 218 would require school districts to screen public school students for food ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, a state Medicaid health plan, is sponsoring a community event Wednesday to help address food insecurity by providing aid for grocery purchases. The ...

Louisiana has one of the highest rates of children facing food insecurity, with nearly 1 in 4 young people struggling with hunger. Lindsay Hendrix, chief impact officer at Second Harvest Food Bank, ...

A federal government shutdown will cause at least 800,000 Louisianans to face food insecurity. Louisiana residents who receive SNAP benefits will not get them in November unless the government reopens ...

Food banks in Louisiana have faced increased demand in 2025, even as they wrestle with cuts to federal programs that have benefited them in the past. Paired with recent upheaval in the SNAP food ...