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SNAP Cuts Leave Louisiana Families Struggling | Lafayette Louisiana News
Louisiana’s SNAP program is in crisis, slashing benefits by 166,000 people as new work rules and bureaucratic nightmares trap vulnerable residents—like unhoused folks and veterans—in impossible situations. With 20-hour weekly mandates, minimal payouts ($24/month for singles), and chaotic processing delays, the system that was meant to help is now pushing people deeper into hunger, forcing them to rely on food pantries while volunteers quit encouraging applications. For those like Kevin Hebert and Traci Inglés, losing SNAP means selling possessions just to survive—turning a lifeline into a…
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