Louisiana may have whiffed on one kind of food stamp policy, but starting next month as a consolation prize it looks to emulate the rest of the south on another kind that will save taxpayer dollars and stimulate economic growth.
But, fortunately, legislators (in practice, Republicans) came through with Act 308. The law, which takes effect at the beginning of next month, disallows the state from seeking exceptions from SNAP waivers in regards to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs), where the program requires some hours of work, volunteering, or studying in order to draw, depending upon income level for a single individual, as much as about $10 a day for unprepared food.