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Louisiana estimates 31K impacted by new food stamp work rule

by Associated Press
| March 4, 2020 11:05 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As many as 31,000 of Louisiana's food stamp recipients could lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule starting April 1 that enacts stricter work requirements on childless adults, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state social services agency.

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