BATON ROUGE— Congresswoman Julia Letlow stopped by the St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge to help out with food assistance on Tuesday.

Tuesday marks 35 days since the government shutdown began, tying the record for the longest ever. St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge is continuing to provide hot meals to those in need despite growing concerns about SNAP benefits.

St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge President and CEO Sunnie Johnson-Lane said this time of year is crucial to feed the community.

"We've got kind of a bunch of factors colliding at this point with the government shutdown, reduction in SNAP benefits, the colder weather, higher heating bills, and the holidays are coming up," Johnson-Lane said.

It's been more than a month since the government shut down, and the facility is doing

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