SNAP

If you qualify for SNAP, Medicaid, or unemployment benefits you might be eligible for free internet service on your smartphone.

The benefits will go up by about 15 percent.

Part of your hurricane planning needs to be pre-registering for DSNAP benefits ahead of the storm. Now is the time to take that action.

On April 1, Louisiana's new food stamp work rule goes into effect and is expected to impact 31,000 residents.