Nearly $80 million of disaster food assistance awarded in 21 parishes

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services issued nearly $80 million in disaster food assistance in 21 parishes impacted by last month's flood.

More than $48.9 million in DSNAP benefits have been awarded and more than $30.9 million in disaster-related benefits have been awarded to regular SNAP households.

DSNAP is a 100 percent federally-funded benefit program that provides food assistance for non-SNAP recipients who are eligible. Due to lost income or disaster-related damages. Eligibility is based on federal guidelines regarding income, resources and disaster-related expenses during the disaster period. DSNAP is administered in Louisiana by DCFS and overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.



DSNAP households and benefits awarded by parishes can be found below: