Louisiana’s choice to fund SNAP for November sets it apart from other Republican states

Published: Nov. 3, 2025

By: Courtney Bell and Avery White, LSU Manship School News Service

BATON ROUGE–Louisiana is one of the few politically red states — and the only one in the Deep South — stepping up to fund SNAP benefits amid a federal suspension of food assistance payments.

Louisiana legislators last week called for redirecting up to $150 million from the state’s health department budget to send November SNAP money directly to about 740,000 recipients. The money is being rolled out in phases, with a quarter of the recipient’s monthly amount being loaded onto their cards each week.

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