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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
September 22, 2011 Leading Transformation: Our FY2012 Priorities for a Healthier Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, - DHH’s 2012 business plan, “Leading Transformation: Our FY 2012 Priorities for a Healthier Louisiana.” The plan, developed over the course of several months, outlines the Department’s priorities for fiscal year 2012 and sets out detailed goals and deliverables to meet each of the those goals.