The President's proposed budget includes a major change to the country's food stamp program. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) cash benefits would be replaced with boxes of food.
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Suzy Sonnier has responded to a letter Senator David Vitter wrote to her and Louisiana's Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. Sonnier says they are on it.
The Many Police Department is having difficulties putting together enough evidence to press charges against those who shoplifted the Many Walmart on October 12th during the EBT glitch.
Many Police Department is looking to press charges against anyone who left the Many Walmart during the EBT glitch with carts full of food without stopping at the checkout counter.
Many here in Shreveport-Bossier are still displeased with what happened at two local Walmarts a week and a half ago when shelves were ravaged when an EBT glitch fed a 'feeding frenzy' in Springhill and Mansfield.
The recent 'feeding frenzy' at the Springhill and Mansfield Walmarts have sparked outrage about people abusing the food stamp system by taking advantage of Walmart's good will.
But two years ago, California musician Chapter Jackson put a music video on YouTube entitled 'EBT' the described how some people in California take advantage of the welfare system there.
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will prohibit the use of cash assistance program benefits at liquor stores, gaming, or adult-oriented entertainment establishments. Plus, the new rules will prohibit using a benefits card to purchase tobacco, alcohol, or lottery tickets at any retailer.
Investigators and authorities have learned that a Seattle couple lived in a million-dollar home and traveled the world, all while collecting more than $135,000 in welfare benefits.