BATON ROUGE - Food stamp administrators across the country have been sent a letter raising concerns that recipients might not receive their SNAP benefits in November.

"We are in discussion with the state about what the alternatives are and possible ways we can address the issue," said Mike Manning, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank CEO.

About one in five Louisianians receives food stamp benefits, which is around 850,000 residents who could go without SNAP benefits next month.

Resources like the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank have experienced high demand most of the year, as more families turn to them for help.

"The real challenge is we don't have a sufficient amount of food to take the place of SNAP benefits," Manning said.

Usually, during disasters and times of food insecurity, food b

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