Governor Jeff Landry Signs Emergency Declaration Due to the Schumer Shutdown

Baton Rouge, LA -Today, Governor Jeff Landry signed an Emergency Declaration for Louisiana to help fund SNAP benefits for the elderly, disabled, and children in our State who have been abandoned by Congressional Democrats. Emergency Declaration Attached.

We should not allow our elderly, disabled, or children to go hungry because of the Washington, D.C. Democrats' failure to reopen the federal government. Our social security net is supposed to help the most vulnerable, and we will try to accomplish this with today's action.

"My Administration has created over 70,000 new job opportunities in Louisiana since I took office. Wages are on the rise, and our economic outlook has never looked better. This is how we move people from dependence to independence.

I urge those who are able bodied to continue to strive to get off SNAP and similar programs. Due to the Democrat's political games these programs are not reliable.

I encourage our citizens to seek the thousands of new job opportunities across our State, and free themselves from these social programs that the Left uses as a weaponization tool to win political points," said Governor Landry.

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