The state's "produce bonus" project has been expanded to add Walmarts in five more parishes, including Lafayette.

State officials say that SNAP participants in Calcasieu, Jackson, Lafayette, Rapides, and Terrebonne parishes can now receive a 30-cent bonus for every dollar spent on fruits and vegetables, up to $25 per month - as long as they shop at Walmart.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced the expansion of the SNAP produce bonus pilot project to include Walmart stores in Calcasieu, Jackson, Lafayette, Rapides and Terrebonne parishes.

The five parishes join Ascension, LaSalle, Sabine, Tangipahoa, Webster and West Carroll parishes already taking part in the Electronic Healthy Incentives Project (eHIP), which encourages Supplemental Nutrition Assist

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