Friday, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an Emergency Declaration for Louisiana to help fund SNAP benefits for the elderly, disabled, and children in Louisiana.

“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,” Landry said. “This is how we move people from dependence to independence.”

Landry urged those who are able bodied to continue to strive to get off SNAP and similar programs. 

“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,” Landry said.