SNAP recipients can now receive a 30-cent bonus for every dollar spent with their EBT card on fresh fruits and vegetables at a Louisiana Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market location. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month, and Louisiana Elderly Protective Services Program Manager Ebony Thomas-Phillips is reminding families to check in on any elderly relatives. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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On the heels of a record-breaking Love The Boot Week comes another Louisiana beautification initiative. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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SNAP recipients can now earn bonus benefits when they purchase fresh fruits and vegetables with their EBT cards at Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market locations. Louisiana Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein (green-steen) says it’s part of the Louisiana Carrot Initiative.
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The Louisiana Carrot Initiative provides SNAP recipients with a 30-cent bonus for every dollar spent on fresh fruits and vegetables at participating retailers, which Greenstein says now includes Walmart.
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Greenstein says participants can earn up to 25 dollars in bonus benefits each month.
Since launching in April of 2025, Louisiana SNAP recipients have earned more than 1.6-million dollars in bonus benefits through the Louisiana Carrot Initiative.
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It’s Elder Abuse Awareness month, and Louisiana Elderly Protective Services is reminding you to look for signs of elder abuse. Program Manager Ebony Thomas-Phillips says abuse includes physical, sexual, financial, medical and even caretaker abuse.
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Thomas-Phillips says her office investigates over five thousand cases of elder abuse each year. She says if you suspect elder abuse, call 833-577-6532.
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Thomas-Phillips says elderly citizens are also often the targets of scams and can be exploited by those who abuse the power of attorney. She says it’s important to educate elderly family members on how to protect themselves from scams and look out for their well-being.
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On the heels of a record-breaking Love The Boot Week, the state is launching a brand new beautification initiative. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Keep Louisiana Beautiful have officially launched Love Our Waterways, which as the name suggests, focuses on cleaning up litter and debris from the state’s waters and shorelines. Keep Louisiana Beautiful Executive Director Susan Russell says dirty waterways are a nationwide problem.
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Colonel Stephen Clark, the superintendent of law enforcement for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says cleaning up litter from Louisiana’s waterways is vital to the state.
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The Love Our Waterways will take place throughout the month of September; and already, there are 60 events registered. Russell says you don’t need to register for an event to make a difference.
More information can be found at LoveLaWaterways-dot-org.
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It will soon be much more difficult to sue the oil and gas industry. Governor Landry signed the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which bans lawsuits over climate change. Tommy Faucheux, the president of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, says in his view, these lawsuits are frivolous.
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Faucheux notes that this legislation is strictly limited to lawsuits related to climate change.
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Faucheux also says that this by no means gives oil and gas companies the go-ahead to operate without fear of any repercussions.
The bill was written in a way that does not affect the current pending lawsuits related to coastal erosion.
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The Saints begin mandatory veteran minicamp today. It will be the last on-field action for the Black and Gold before training camp in July. The Advocate’s Matt Paras says the biggest question mark for the defense may come off the field.
The Saints spent the offseason building around second year quarterback Tyler Shough. New Orleans added veteran guard David Edwards and running back Travis Etienne in free agency and stocked up on four new pass catchers in the draft. Paras says Shough has embraced his role as the face of the franchise.
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With the addition of Etienne, questions have swirled around Alvin Kamara’s status with the team, and the Saints have yet to give a clear answer. Kamara’s 12-million-dollar contract would be pricy for a backup, but Paras says he’ll be there for minicamp.