The state placed a temporary ban on buying certain energy drinks, candy and soda with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, sometimes referred to as food stamps.

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Louisiana recently changed rules around what people with SNAP can purchase, nixing soft drinks, energy drinks and candy.

Changes made at the federal level to the food assistance program will cost millions in the coming years and make management ...

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SNAP can be used in all 50 states and eligible territories to purchase most grocery items—but rules in some states are changing.

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Louisiana residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can no longer use their benefits to buy soft drinks, energy drinks or candy starting Wednesday, as the state launches a tw ...

It's part of a growing movement to ban the purchase of sugary drinks and candy with federal food benefits.

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Louisiana SNAP recipients can no longer purchase candy, soda, energy drinks, and gum with their benefits as of Wednesday.