FoodNet during the freeze: Surviving while in crisis mode and last updated 2021-02-20 11:34:21-05 In 2020, nearly 9,000 bags of foodâbags with staples like canned goods and peanut butter-- were distributed across an eight-parish area in Acadiana. And while 2021 has started with a pandemic and freezing temps, the folks at FoodNet donât plan on slowing down any time soon. âPiling it on; weâre just piling it on,â smiles Ben Broussard, Communications Director for Catholic Charities, which owns and operates FoodNet. âDisaster after disaster. Starting with the pandemic; weâve got two hurricanes weâre going to be responding to years from now; letâs add an ice storm, one that youâre meteorologists are saying we havenât seen in 10-15 years? Whatâs next?â