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SNAP Updates
In response to the pandemic, DCFS received federal approval to issue supplemental SNAP benefits for December 2021. Families who received SNAP for December, but who don't already receive the maximum allotment for their household size, received a supplement to bring them to the max. The supplemental allotments were loaded onto EBT cards on Monday, December 6.
DCFS and First Lady Donna Edwards Celebrate 612 Adoptions from Foster Care with Virtual Event
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) marked National Adoption Month with a virtual event Thursday evening celebrating 470 families who adopted 612 children and youth from foster care during the past year.
USDA Increases Monthly Maximum for SNAP Households
10.1.2021 - Beginning October 1, 2021, SNAP recipients will see an increase in their monthly household allotment through a reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan.
P-EBT Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has received federal approval to distribute a second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible families. Parents do not need to apply. Parents who received P-EBT in 2020: DO NOT ORDER NEW P-EBT CARDS. New Louisiana Purchase cards will arrive in the mail.
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For October 2021
SNAP
(FOOD STAMPS)
405,759
Households
CHILD
SUPPORT
$32,659,285
Collected
CHILD ABUSE
CASES
1,637
Investigations
FOSTER
CHILDREN
3,468
Children Served