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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter is asking the U.S. Agriculture Department to help fill in the gap for millions of dollars that Governor Jeff Landry’s Administration took away from the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for children.
Federal officials toured the Second Harvest Food Bank on April 2 and discussed ways to best provide healthy meals to kids in our state.
“We know that our food insecurity is real, particularly with our young people, and we know the intersection between academic prowess and nutritional prowess is real,” Carter said.
“In Louisiana, there are times when everyone needs this type of assistance, whether they’ve been hit by the impacts of a hurricane or an economic downturn, recognizing there was a time when anyone might need that support,” Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small said.
Earlier this year, Landry’s administration decided to opt out of the federal summer EBT program. The …
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