The state Department of Children and Family Services announces plans to distribute February food stamps early because of the government shutdown. Deputy Assistant Secretary Sammy Guillory says SNAP recipients will receive their February benefits on or before January 20th and that will be it for February…
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More information is available on the agency’s website.

The federal government shutdown is impacting the craft beer business as the industry is heavily regulated by the feds. President of the Louisiana Brewers Guild and Bayou Teche Brewing Karlos Knott says brewers are not able to get product labels approved during the shutdown, so some seasonal beers are on hold.
Cut 10 (09) “…back a bit.”

A Southeastern Louisiana communications professor says the 128 decibels measured in the dome during Sunday’s Saints win was nearly as loud as a thunder crack at it’s source. Fans watching the game on Fox got a little taste of that roar…
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