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Louisiana plans to spend $150M monthly to continue SNAP benefits during federal shutdown .

Gov. Landry’s executive order temporarily covers children , seniors , and disabled residents.

Legislative leaders aim to preserve benefits for all 793,000 SNAP recipients.

State may use savings to maintain food assistance if federal reimbursements are delayed.

Louisiana political leaders are preparing to use around $150 million monthly in state funding to help continue food assistance benefits while the federal government shutdown in Washington D.C. continues, Senate President Cameron Henry , R-Metairie, said Friday.

“I mean, it’s a choice between using money that we have or people going hungry,” Henry said in an interview. “That’s why we have the fund balances tha

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