State receives “hot foods” waiver after Hurricane Ida

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can use their benefits to purchase “hot” or prepared foods through September 28, 2021, following a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Normally, SNAP benefits cannot be used to purchase “hot food products prepared for immediate consumption.” Waiving that…