Apply for SNAP
SNAP can provide funds to help you purchase groceries for yourself and your household.
Let’s Find You Some Help
We’ve created a contact form to help you directly get in touch with your local SNAP advisor.
Supporting Outreach and Program Success.
Feeding Louisiana supports our network by advocating for SNAP and providing administrative support through advisor training, grant management, and other resources needed to increase program sign up. Apply below.
What Is SNAP
SNAP Outreach
NourishLine
Free Application Assistance
Are you eligible for SNAP?
Apply using the form above to find out.
Our network of food banks and other nonprofit organizations are here to help advise Louisiana residents about SNAP and other food assistance programs at no charge.
Your local SNAP advisor can help walk you through the entire application process for free.
Your SNAP EBT Card
SNAP makes it simple and easy to buy food or get cash benefits now with the Louisiana Purchase EBT Card.
Your benefits are automatically applied to your Electronic Benefits Transfer (SNAP EBT) card each month and can be used just like a debit card to purchase food at participating locations.
A Resource for You and Your Family
We’re Here When You Need Us
All SNAP applications can be completed in person or over the phone with all personal information kept in confidence.
Louisiana’s network of food banks are dedicated to empowering our neighbors with the resources needed to live healthy, productive lives.
Did you know?
SNAP is more commonly used than you think!
Right now, more than 430,000 Louisiana households are using SNAP every month to help save money and purchase the food they need.
SNAP FAQs
-
SNAP: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help eligible low-income households buy the food they need for good health. For most households, SNAP funds account for only a portion of their food budgets; they must also use their own funds to buy enough food to last throughout the month. Eligible households can receive food assistance through regular SNAP or through the Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP)
-
-
You do not have to be working to apply for SNAP in Louisiana — but if you are an able‑bodied adult without certain exceptions, you must meet work or training requirements to continue receiving benefits beyond a limited time.
Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) | Louisiana Department of Health
-
A SNAP recipient classified as an Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) can receive benefits for only three months in a 36-month period unless they meet the ABAWD Work Requirement or qualify for an exemption. The SNAP time limit period is April 2026 – March 2029. A SNAP recipient is classified as an ABAWD if the individual is:
Physically or mentally fit for work,
not living with a child under the age of 14
between the ages of 18 (beginning the month after their eighteen birthday) through 64 (ending the month prior to their 65th birthday).
Not considered an Indian, Urban Indian or a California Indian.
-
No.
You do not need to be working in order to apply for or be eligible for SNAP.
-
Yes, The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps ensure that students have access to nutritious food, supporting their overall health and well-being. SNAP benefits can alleviate financial stress and allow students to focus more on their studies without worrying about hunger. This assistance can also contribute to improved academic performance and graduation rates, as students have their basic needs met. Additionally, SNAP can help foster a sense of stability and reduce food insecurity among college students, enabling them to fully engage in their educational pursuits.
-
-
With the Louisiana Carrot Initiative, also known as the Electronic Healthy Incentives Project (eHIP), SNAP recipients who shop at Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market locations across the state will receive a 30-cent produce rebate for every SNAP dollar spent on fresh fruits and vegetables. SNAP shoppers can get up to $25 a month in SNAP produce rebates.
About Feeding Louisiana
We are the State Food Bank Association of Louisiana helping provide short-term food relief and advocating for long-term solutions to combat hunger throughout the state.