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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announces a new program to provide SNAP benefits to some Louisiana recipients during the federal government shutdown at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Landry was joined at the news conference by (left-right) Louisiana Senate President Cameron Henry, Speaker of the Louisiana House Phillip DeVillier, U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R- Pineville), State Rep. Jack McFarland (R-Jonesboro), State Rep. Mike Bayham (R-Chalmette), and Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein.
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Gov. Jeff Landry said a temporary assistance program will provide benefits to the state's "most vulnerable" SNAP recipients in November amid the federal shutdown.
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