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Third Round of Pandemic EBT Benefits Coming to Eligible Louisiana Children
February 15, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) have received approval from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to distribute a third round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible students.
Summer P-EBT Coming Soon to Louisiana K-12 Students
July 27, 2021
07.27.2021 - DCFS received federal approval to extend the state's P-EBT program to cover the summer months.
DCFS Encouraging Parents to Sign Up for Free or Reduced-Price Lunches before July 30 to be Eligible for Summer P-EBT
July 19, 2021
In anticipation of federal approval of Louisiana's Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the Louisiana Department of Education are asking parents who qualify for, but do not currently receive, free or reduced-price lunches to apply for those benefits with their schools or school districts by Friday, July 30, 2021.
Second Round of Pandemic EBT Benefits Coming to Eligible Louisiana Children
May 11, 2021
5.11.2021 - DCFS has received federal approval to distribute a second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible families. P-EBT benefits will start rolling out in the summer to qualifying households with children in grades K-12 (including pre-K students in public and some private schools).