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Louisiana recalled state SNAP payments after federal court orders.

USDA will issue 50% of typical November SNAP benefits.

Nearly 800,000 recipients, including elderly and disabled, will get federal aid.

State may tap reserve funds if shutdown extends beyond November.

Louisiana stepped in at the start of the month to replace food assistance the federal government was withholding as part of the continuing shutdown. But now that two separate courts have ordered the Trump administration to use a contingency fund to resume assistance, the state has pulled back some of the aid it has already doled out.

The Louisiana Department of Health said Wednesday it has recalled benefits deposits it has made since Nov. 1 so that those Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program re

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