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Louisiana estimates 31K impacted by new food stamp work rule

Source: https://shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2020/03/05/louisiana-food-stamp-recipients-could-lose-benefits-new-rule/4962869002/ - Mar 7, 2020

BATON ROUGE— As many as 31,000 of Louisiana's food stamp recipients could lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule starting April 1 that enacts stricter work requirements on childless adults, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state social services agency.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will be contacting the affected people who get food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, with information about how they can keep getting assistance.

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