Lawmakers scramble to fund SNAP benefits, delay elections

By: GRACIE THOMAS, KYLAH BABIN, MARGARET LINER AND SHERIDAN WHITE LSU Manship School News Services BATON ROUGE – Louisiana lawmakers have been pushing to keep food assistance flowing to 17% of the state’s residents and to adjust next spring’s election timetable. The Louisiana House has signed off an urgent request to repurpose $150 million by Friday to cover SNAP benefits for nearly 800,0…