((DAN))THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN
LOUISIANA WILL BE IMPACTED BY
NEW CHANGES TO FOOD STAMPS.THE
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SAYS UNDER THE NEW RULE GOING
INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1ST... AS
MANY AS 31-THOUSAND PEOPLE
WILL LOSE THEIR BENEFITS.
((JACQUE))IT ELIMINATES THE
STATE'S ABILITY TO USE A
WAIVER FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME
PEOPLE CAN USE THE SNAP
PROGRAM.IT FOCUSES ON
ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT
DEPENDENTS, WHO WILL HAVE A
THREE MONTH TIME LIMIT AND
CANNOT REAPPLY FOR THREE MORE
YEARS UNLESS THEY MEET
EXCEPTIONS.
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(Sammy Guillory)"The law went
into effect in 1996, but
Louisiana has always had a
waiver of this time limit for
most if not all of the state.
The new rules make it harder
to qualify for a waiver for
that time limit so now we only
have 14 parishes that will be
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waived from the time limit
instead of the whole state
we've been having for most of
these past 24 years."((JACQUE))
14 PARISHES, WHICH ARE MOSTLY
IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, WERE
GRANTED THE WAIVER BECAUSE
THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE
ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
LETTERS WILL BE SENT IN THE
MAIL TO THOSE EFFECTED.
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((DAN))NBC 6 IS YOUR LOCAL
ELECTION HEADQUARTERS...
LOUISIANA STATE REPRESENTATIVE
CEDRIC GLOVER WANTS TO LET
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DECIDE THE
FUTURE OF MARIJUANA USE.
((JACQUE))GLOVER FILES A BILL
CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT GIVING LOCAL
