Press Releases

DCFS Approves 14,468 Applicants at DSNAP Sites Thursday

September 07, 2012

09.07.12 - More than 14,468 applicants were approved for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) benefits on Thursday, totaling more than $6 million, an increase of more than 1800 households and nearly $687,000 in DSNAP benefits from Wednesday.

Additional DSNAP Locations to Open in Lafourche, St. Tammany, Jefferson, St. Charles and Tangipahoa

September 06, 2012

09.06.12 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will open additional Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DNSAP) locations.

DCFS Announces USDA Approval of Automatic Replacement of Partial Regular SNAP Benefits for August

September 06, 2012

09.06.12 - The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service today approved a request to automatically replace a portion of August benefits for regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in certain parishes after Hurricane Isaac.

DCFS Releases Federal Monthly Income Guidelines for DSNAP

September 05, 2012

09.05.12 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today released federal guidelines in use for the state's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) following Hurricane Isaac.

DCFS Announces Deadlines for DSNAP Benefits

September 04, 2012

09.04.12 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services today announced the deadlines for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DNSAP) benefits. The DSNAP deadline in Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans and St. John the Baptist parishes is September 11. The deadline for Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes is September 12.

Last Evacuees in State-Run Shelters Return to Their Communities

September 04, 2012

09.04.12 - The Department of Children and Family Services has announced today that the last evacuees have left state-run shelters in Alexandria and Shreveport.

DCFS Announces DSNAP Locations, Alphabetic Order of Service

September 04, 2012

09.04.12 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today announced locations where residents of nine parishes can finalize their application for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DNSAP) benefits. Additional sites will be announced as the need arises or as additional parishes are approved for DSNAP.

DCFS Extends 1-888-LAHELP-U Hours to 24/7 Due to DSNAP High Call Volume

September 04, 2012

09.04.12 - In order to manage an unusually high volume, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is extending hours for the agency’s customer call center, 1-888-LAHELP-U (1-888-524-3578), to 24 hours a day, seven days per week for the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

DCFS Receives Waiver to Allow Hot Foods to be Purchased with SNAP, DSNAP Cards

September 04, 2012

09.04.12 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services requested and received approval of a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to allow the purchase of hot foods with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps) and Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) benefits for the month of September.

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Approved for Nine Parishes Following Hurricane Isaac

September 03, 2012

09.03.12 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has approved the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) in nine parishes -- Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist and St. Tammany.