Louisiana food stamp recipients are receiving an historic increase in their monthly benefits. That word comes from Shavana Howard, DCFS Assistant Secretary for Family Support.
Cut 6 (07) “…dollars per person.”
Howard says that would push the maximum SNAP payout for a family of three to 658-dollars a month. The increase is the first cost adjustment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to its Thrifty Food Plan in 45 years.
Louisiana is expanding the Shot for 100 Campaign. Assistant Secretary for the state Office of Public Health, Kim Hood says during October, unvaccinated individuals will receive a 100-dollar Visa gift card after receiving their first COVID vaccine shot.
This limited-time offer for people eligible to get the vaccine will end October 30th.
You won’t find Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter jumping for joy with the supplemental disaster relief bill signed into law yesterday. That’s because only a small fraction of the 28.6-billion dollars earmarked for disaster recovery nationwide will ever make it to southwest Louisiana. Hunter is not optimistic that the recovery needs after hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta will ever be met as time marches on.
Congressman Clay Higgins says while voting for the supplemental disaster relief, he says it falls short of what the state needs from Washington.
Cut 11 (07) “…Louisiana back up.”
Meantime, Congressman Mike Johnson issued a statement says the disaster relief bill provides a down payment on disaster funding and the legislation was a “haphazard, last-minute attempt to keep the government funded.”