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Louisiana has been selected by USDA Food and Nutrition Service to test out the new mobile payment technology for EBT cardholders in the next few years.

BATON ROUGE, La.-- The USDA Food and Nutrition Service has selected Louisiana as one of five states to test mobile payment technology for EBT cardholders in the next few years,

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana has been selected by USDA Food and Nutrition Service to test out the new m...

The new option will allow payment using a mobile phone, and also allow immediate access to benefits - since clients don't have to wait for a card to come in the mail.

The federal government ended the extra food assistance provided to families in need through the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of February, and now state officials say they’re hearing from people in need.

Louisiana’s child welfare agency has made significant gains in hiring new people to restaff its overburdened workforce after a difficult year of tragic missteps, according to its leader.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services' error rate for processing federal food assistance jumped dramatically in recent years.

Dysfunction at DCFS: Employee retired under a cloud, rehired making more

BATON ROUGE, La. - Child welfare officials removed more than 50 endangered children in Baton Rouge and New Orleans from their homes last month, they said Wednesday, even as they

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Department of Children and Family Services announced Monday the launching of its new hotline, which will be solely dedicated to receiving reports of child sex