Published: April 30, 2025
By: Anna Puleo, LSU Manship School News Service
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted 4-3 on Wednesday to
advance a health and nutrition bill that would restrict artificial additives in school meals and seek federal approval to block soft drink purchases under the SNAP food-assistance program.
The most debated parts of the bill were the school meal restrictions and proposed limits on SNAP, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Lawmakers amended both, softening language around when and where the rules would apply and creating exceptions for certain types of drinks like water with electrolytes or added vitamins.
Read more at Bossier Press-Tribune.
LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 
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