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FUN TIMES AND FESTIVALS:
Louisiana, Lake Charles
Contraband Days Pirate Festival
Dates: May 1, 2012 – May 12, 2012
Location: Lake Charles Civic Center
900 Lakeshore Drive
Lake Charles, LA
Calcasieu Parish
Phone Number: (337) 436-5508
Description: visit with the modern-day, pirates, in full regalia on boats out on the lake. On the first night of Contraband Days, witness the cannon fire as the citizens of Lake Charles try to defend the seawall, only to have the pirates capture the mayor, put him on
Admission: $5/day; $10 for gate pass (good entire festival)
Louisiana, Oil City
Gusher Day
Dates: May 19, 2012 – May 19, 2012
Location:
Oil City, LA
Caddo Parish
Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Bayou Country Superfest
Dates: May 26, 2012 – May 26, 2012
Location: LSU Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Parish
Event Hours: 5pm
Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Bayou Country Superfest
Dates: May 26, 2012 – May 26, 2012
Location: LSU Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Parish
Event Hours: TBD
Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Bayou Country Superfest
Dates: May 26, 2012 – May 27, 2012
Location: LSU Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Parish
Grandstand Entertainment: Jason Aldean, Dierks Bently, Little Big Town in 2012
Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Capitol City Black Rodeo
Dates: May 28, 2012 – May 28, 2012
Location:
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Parish
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Mudbug Madness festival celebrates Louisiana music and crawfish
Bringing a bit of south Louisiana to the northwestern corner of the state, Shreveport’s Mudbug Madness is one of Louisiana’s most popular food-and-music events.
By LouisianaTravel.com Staff
Mudbug Madness Music
Shreveport, Louisiana is the home of Mudbug Madness, an annual festival dedicated to…
Shreveport, Louisiana, is the home of Mudbug Madness, an annual festival dedicated…
Mudbug Madness festival in Shreveport celebrates Louisiana music and crawfish.
Musician at Mudbug Madness in Shreveport.
Crawfish served at Shreveport’s Mudbug Madness.
Competitor in the Mudbug Madness crawfish-eating contest.
Shreveport, Louisiana is the home of Mudbug Madness, an annual festival dedicated to…
Shreveport, Louisiana, is the home of Mudbug Madness, an annual festival dedicated…
Mudbug Madness festival in Shreveport celebrates Louisiana music and crawfish.
Musician at Mudbug Madness in Shreveport.
Crawfish served at Shreveport’s Mudbug Madness.
Competitor in the Mudbug Madness crawfish-eating contest.
A lot of times, northwest Louisiana is described as being more akin to its Texas neighbor than to its Cajun brothers down south. But for a few days each spring, the city of Shreveport takes on a spicy Cajun flavor during the annual Mudbug Madness festival. What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival downtown has become one of Louisiana’s largest and most popular Cajun events.
Having grown into a four-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Mudbug Madness is recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events, drawing more than 50,000 people per day.
Scheduled for May 24 to May 27, 2012, Mudbug Madness is more than a big crawfish boil. Visitors come from all around to hear the renowned Cajun, zydeco, blues and jazz artists, featured on the festival’s three stages. Join in the fun of the crawfish-eating and crawfish-calling contests, and let little ones enjoy the story-tellers, magic shows and music geared just for them.
The 2012 event promises three stages of live entertainment with performances by Louisiana favorites such as Grammy Award-wining Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band and Wayne Toups & ZyDeCajun. (Find a full list of festival entertainment here.)
Fuel up for a weekend’s worth of dancing by feasting on the delicious festival fare. Boiled crawfish, etouffée, fried crawfish tails and crawfish poboys will all be available. For those who don’t desire a mess of mudbugs, you can dine on a variety of other dishes, including red beans and rice, gumbo, roasted corn, Philly cheesesteaks, gyros and more.
Full details of the 2012 event can be found at MudbugMadness.com. There’s no better way to spend your Memorial Day weekend than enjoying great Louisiana food, a daily schedule of activities for kids and terrific musical performances by some of Louisiana’s best Cajun, zydeco and swamp pop groups. We’ll see you there!
For another great festival celebrating the mighty mudbug, check out the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival May 4 to May 6, 2012.
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Louisiana Head Start
Managing Agency Louisiana http://www.louisiana.gov
Program Description
The Head Start program (for children ages 3-5) and Early Head Start program (for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers) promote school readiness for children in low-income families by providing comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, and social services. Parents play a large role in the programs, both as primary educators of their children and as participants in administering the programs locally. Both programs provide pre-literacy and literacy experiences in a multi-cultural environment. Parents are also provided social services, including assistance with childcare. Services are also available to migrant and seasonal farm worker families.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Louisiana, you must be a parent or primary caregiver responsible for a child who is too young for public school.
In order to qualify, you must also have an annual household income (before taxes) that is below the following amounts:
Household Size* Maximum Income Level (Per Year)
1 $14,521
2 $19,669
3 $24,817
4 $29,965
5 $35,113
6 $40,261
7 $45,409
8 $50,557
*For households with more than eight people, add $5,148 per additional person.
If you do not meet these criteria, you may still qualify if you are a U.S. national, citizen or permanent resident whose financial status is low income or very low income, who is under-employed, unemployed or about to become unemployed, facing pregnancy, less than 19 years of age yourself, or the parent or primary caregiver for children under the age of 19 years. Other qualifications may apply.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
For enrollment information, contact the program nearest you:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices
Program Contact Information
You can visit the Louisiana Head Start State Collaboration Project at: http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder%26tmp=home%26pid=61
You may also contact the Louisiana Department of Social Services by calling: (225) 342-1292
Posted 04-08-12
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Louisiana Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP)
Managing Agency Louisiana http://www.louisiana.gov
Program Description
The Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) provides cash assistance to families with children when the financial resources of the family are insufficient to meet subsistence needs. The overall goal of FITAP is to decrease the long-term dependency on welfare assistance by promoting job preparation and work. Public assistance is an opportunity to become independent after a financial crisis.
The Social Security Act as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 authorizes the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program. The Department of Health and Human Services is the Federal agency responsible for its administration. The program is administered at the state level by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support. Social Services Analysts in the parish offices throughout the state are responsible for processing applications for FITAP, as well as completing re-determinations of eligibility. Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) performs the issuance of FITAP benefits to eligible households.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Louisiana, either pregnant or responsible for a child under 19 years of age, a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident, have low or very low income, and be either under-employed (working for very low wages), unemployed or about to become unemployed.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply, download and complete the Application for Assistance:
https://webapps.dss.state.la.us/FAApplication/#
You can find additional information about the application here:
https://webapps.dss.state.la.us/FAApplication/#
You must then return the completed application to any parish/district Office of Family Support Family Assistance Office, which you can find here: •District offices:
http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=304
•Parish offices:
http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilderamp;tmp=homeamp;nid=144amp;pnid=143amp;pid=295
When you apply, you will be asked to supply verification of information. This graph explains what must be verified, and provides examples of proof:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=…
After your application is received and processed, you will be contacted to set up an interview with a staff member.
Program Contact Information
To find more about Louisiana Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP), please visit:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=139
Updated 11-04-11
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Louisiana Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Managing Agency Louisiana http://www.louisiana.gov
Program Description
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits that help low-income households buy the food they need for good health. The goal of the program is to promote the general welfare and to safeguard the health and well being of the population through the issuance of benefits to all eligible households. For most households, SNAP benefits account for only a portion of their food budgets; they must also use their own funds to buy food sufficient to last throughout the month.
Social Services Analysts in the parish offices are responsible for the determination of eligibility and the certification of eligible households for SNAP. Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) performs the issuance of SNAP benefits to eligible households. The employment and training activities, known as the Louisiana Job Employment Training (LaJET) Program, are accomplished through the cooperative efforts of SNAP, the OFS parish offices, local governing authorities in the State and the Louisiana Department of Labor. The LaJET Program, in parishes where available, is a participant-centered effort to provide employment services to selected SNAP recipients.
The USDA-Food and Nutrition Service bases the amount of SNAP benefits that a household is eligible to receive on the Thrifty Food Plan amounts that are established. They are current estimates of the actual costs for providing a household with nutritious but inexpensive meals. These are the maximum amounts that a household with zero net monthly income can receive in SNAP benefits each month. If a household meets all eligibility requirements, the amount of their SNAP benefits is dependent on both the number of persons in the household and the net monthly income amount remaining after all allowable deductions have been subtracted.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Louisiana and fall into one of two groups: (1) those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $2,001, or (2) those with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $3,001 who share their household with a person or persons age 60 and over, or with a person with a disability (a child, your spouse, a parent, or yourself). For either group, you must also have an annual household income of less than $14,079 if one person lives in the household; $18,941 if two people live in the household; $23,803 if three people live in the household; $28,665 if four people live in the household; $33,527 if five people live in the household; $38,389 if six people live in the household; $43,251 if seven people live in the household; or $48,113 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $4,862 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
There are two ways you can apply for this program:
1) Visit any OFS Family Assistance parish office and apply in person. Download and fill out an application now to save time: https://webapps.dss.state.la.us/FAApplication/#. Locate your nearest OFS Family Assistance parish office by visiting: http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=304.
2) Louisiana Combined Application Project (LaCAP) is a food assistance program for Louisiana residents who are at least 60 years of age and receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). It is a simplified version of SNAP. To find out if you qualify, please call 1-888-524-3578.
Program Contact Information
For more information, visit:http://www.dss.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder%26tmp=home%26nid=34%26pnid=7%26pid=93%26catid=0
Updated 09-08-11
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Louisiana School Breakfast and Lunch Program
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
Program Description
The National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs offer meal reimbursement on an income-based sliding scale for public and non-
public school students. Schools approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or residential childcare facilities
may apply for participation in the School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Louisiana and a parent or primary caregiver
responsible for a child(ren) who attends school (high school or under). Those who qualify must also have an annual household
income before taxes that must not exceed $26,955 if two people live in the household; $33,874 if three people live in the household;
$40,793 if four people live in the household; $47,712 if five people live in the household; $54,631 if six people live in the household;
$61,550 if seven people live in the household; and $68,469 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $6,919 for
each additional person in the home.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for free or reduced price meals, contact your child’s school. A listing of your state’s schools can be found here:
http://www.doe.state.la.us/offices/publicaffairs/public_schools.html
Program Contact Information
For additional information about the Louisiana School Lunch program please visit:
http://www.doe.state.la.us/offices/nutritionsupport/nslp.html
You can contact the Louisiana Department of Education toll-free for more information from the State agency.
877-453-2721
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Louisiana Special Milk Program
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
Program Description
The Special Milk Program (SMP) for children is designed to encourage consumption of fluid milk by children who are enrolled in an
eligible facility which does not participate in any other meal service program. Any school or nonprofit child care institution, summer
camp, settlement house or any similar nonprofit institution devoted to the care and training of children can participate in the Special
Milk Program upon request. Louisiana has approximately 17 sponsoring organizations that annually operate the SMP at
approximately 18 sites across the state.
General Program Requirements
Any child in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program can get milk. Schools may elect to offer free milk to
low-income children. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Louisiana, your household’s
annual income before taxes must not exceed $20,036 if one person lives in the household; $26,955 if two people live in the
household; $33,874 if three people live in the household; $40,793 if four people live in the household; $47,712 if five people live in the
household; $54,631 if six people live in the household; $61,550 if seven people live in the household; and $68,469 if eight people live
in the household. For larger households, add $6,919 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for the Special Milk program, directly contact your child’s school, camp, or child care institution to find out if it participates
in the Special Milk Program.
The Federal agency Child Nutrition Programs manages this program and provides state contact information here:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm
Additionally, your state education agency can also provide you with more information about the program:
http://www.doe.state.la.us/offices/nutritionsupport/special_milk.html
Program Contact Information
For more information, visit:
http://www.doe.state.la.us/
You may also call the Department of Education at 225-922-1319.
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Louisiana Summer Food Service
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
Program Description
The Louisiana Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was designed to provide children of needy families with nutritious meals
during the summer months when school is out. The SFSP provides free meals to all children 18 years of age and under, and persons
over 18 years of age who are determined by the state or local educational authority to be mentally or physically disabled and who
participate in public or nonpublic private school programs established for the mentally or physically disabled. Organizations which
are eligible to be local SFSP sponsors include public and nonpublic private schools, public or nonprofit private residential summer
camps, units of local, municipal, county, tribal, or state government, and National Youth Sports Programs.
In Louisiana, approximately 80 sponsors operate a total of over 500 sites statewide. Over three million meals are served to needy
children during the summer.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Louisiana, your household’s annual income before
taxes must not exceed $20,036 if one person lives in the household;$26,955 if two people live in the household; $33,874 if three
people live in the household; $40,793 if four people live in the household; $47,712 if five people live in the household; $54,631 if six
people live in the household; $61,550 if seven people live in the household; and $68,469 if eight people live in the household. For
larger households, add $6,919 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for the Summer Food Service program, contact your state’s child nutrition program office. Contact information for your
state can be found here:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm
Program Contact Information
Please visit the Louisiana Summer Food Service program website for more information:
http://www.doe.state.la.us/offices/nutritionsupport/summer_food_service.html
Or call the Louisiana Department of Education toll-free at:
1-877-453-2721
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Program Description
The Weatherization Assistance Program is the nation’s largest residential energy efficiency program. Its mission is to insulate the
dwellings of low-income persons, particularly the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high residential energy
users, and households with a high energy burden, in order to conserve needed energy and to aid those persons least able to afford
higher utility costs.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Louisiana, you must need financial assistance for
home energy costs and your household’s annual income before taxes must not exceed $18,768 if one person lives in the household;
$24,540 if two people live in the household; $30,324 if three people live in the household; $36,096 if four people live in the household;
$41,868 if five people live in the household; $47,652 if six people live in the household; $48,732 if seven people live in the household;
and $48,912 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $1,008 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply, contact the community action partnership agency nearest you. Using the following map, hover over your county/parish for
contact information:
http://www.lhfa.state.la.us/downloads/energy/WAPProviders_040709.pdf
Program Contact Information
For more information, please call 1.877.522.2728.
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
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Program Description
The Food Stamp Program provides monthly benefits that help low-income households buy the food they need for good health. The
goal of the program is to promote the general welfare and to safeguard the health and well being of the population through the
issuance of benefits to all eligible households. For most households, food stamps account for only a portion of their food budgets;
they must also use their own funds to buy food sufficient to last throughout the month.
Social Services Analysts in the parish offices are responsible for the determination of eligibility and the certification of eligible
households for food stamps. Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) performs the issuance of food stamp benefits to eligible households.
The employment and training activities, known as the Louisiana Job Employment Training (LaJET) Program, are accomplished
through the cooperative efforts of the Food Stamp Program, the OFS parish offices, local governing authorities in the State and the
Louisiana Department of Labor. The LaJET Program, in parishes where available, is a participant-centered effort to provide
employment services to selected food stamp recipients.
The USDA-Food and Nutrition Service base the amount of food stamp benefits that a household is eligible to receive on the Thrifty
Food Plan amounts that are established. They are current estimates of the actual costs for providing a household with nutritious but
inexpensive meals. These are the maximum amounts that a household with zero net monthly income can receive in food stamp
benefits each month. If a household meets all eligibility requirements, the amount of their food stamp benefits is dependent on both
the number of persons in the household and the net monthly income amount remaining after all allowable deductions have been
subtracted.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Louisiana and fall into one of two groups: (1) those
with a current bank balance (savings and checking combined) under $2,001, or (2) those with a current bank balance (savings and
checking combined) under $3,001 who share their household with a person or persons age 60 and over, or with a person with a
disability (a child, your spouse, a parent, or yourself). For either group, you must also have an annual household income of less than
$13,284 if one person lives in the household; $17,808 if two people live in the household; $22,332 if three people live in the household;
$26,856 if four people live in the household; $31,380, if five people live in the household; $35,904 if six people live in the household;
$40,428 if seven people live in the household; or $44,952 if more than seven people live in the household.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
To view the Thrifty Food Plan amounts and read more about the program’s eligibility requirements, visit our Web site at:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder%26tmp=home%26nid=34%26p…
To download an application for benefits, click here:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/assets/docs/searchable/OFS/Applications/OFS004AP…
To download instructions for completing the application, click here:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/assets/docs/searchable/OFS/Applications/OFS004IA…
Applications must be mailed to the parish Office of Family Support. For addresses, click here:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
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Program Description
Energy costs significantly influence the affordability of housing for everyone, often impacting the basic subsistence requirements of
a household. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides eligible households with assistance in meeting
their monthly utility bills. Priority is given those who may be elderly, disabled, have families with children, and/or have the highest
energy consumption.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Louisiana, you must need financial assistance for
home energy costs and your household’s annual income before taxes must not exceed $18,768 if one person lives in the household;
$24,540 if two people live in the household; $30,324 if three people live in the household; $36,096 if four people live in the household;
$41,808 if five people live in the household; $47,652 if six people live in the household; $48,732 if seven people live in the household;
$49,812 if eight people live in the household; and $50,892 if more than eight people live in the household. For larger households, add
$1,092 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
Contact your local community action agency to apply:
http://www.lhfa.state.la.us/downloads/energy/liheapExpress/LIHEAPProviders.pdf
Program Contact Information
For more information about this program, please visit:
http://www.lhfa.state.la.us/programs/energy_assistance/low_income_energy.ph…
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
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Program Description
LaCHIP is a health insurance program designed to bring quality health care to currently uninsured children and youth up to the age of
19 in Louisiana. Children can qualify for coverage under LaCHIP using higher income standards. LaCHIP provides Medicaid
coverage for doctor visits for primary care as well as preventive and emergency care, immunizations, prescription medications,
hospitalization, home health care and many other health services. LaCHIP provides health care coverage for the children of
Louisiana’s working families with moderate and low incomes. Children must be under age 19 and not covered by health insurance.
Family income cannot be more than 200 percent of the Federal poverty level (about $3,067 monthly for a family of four or $36,800
annually). There are no enrollment fees, no premiums, no co-payments and no deductibles. NOTE: Even if your total income is more
than these amounts, your children may still qualify because you can receive these deductions: Earned Income (we deduct $90 for
each employed income unit member); Childcare Payments (we deduct $175 per month per child age two or older), or $200 per month
per child under age two; Child Support Received (we disregard up to $50); Child Support Payments to someone outside the home
(we deduct the amount actually paid up to the amount of the court order.) Children enrolled in LaCHIP will maintain their eligibility for
12 continuous months no matter how much their family’s income increases during this period. This is being done to ensure children
receive initial and follow-up care. A renewal of coverage is done after each 12-month period. Find out today whether you (if you are
under 19) or your children are eligible for benefits!
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Louisiana, under 19 years of age, not covered by health
insurance (including Medicaid), a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident, and you must have an annual household
income before taxes of less than $36,432 if two people live in the household; $45,792 if three people live in the household; $55,152 if
four people live in the household; $64,512 if five people live in the household; $73,872 if six people live in the household; $83,232 if
seven people live in the household; $92,592 if eight people live in the household; and $101,952 if more than eight people live in the
household. For larger households, add $9,360 for each additional person in the home. Depending on your income level, you may
have to pay a premium for coverage. Please see this state’s program information for details.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
Apply online here:
https://bhsfweb.dhh.louisiana.gov/onlineapppublic/secure/
You may also download, fill out, and mail in an application. Click here for an application:
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/publications/pubs-119/LaCHIP%20App%2009.pdf
Once completed, mail the form and requested information to:
LaCHIP Processing Office
P. O. Box 91278
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9278
Or you may fax it to:
FAX 1-877-LA FAX US (1-877-523-2987)
For assistance, or to request an application be mailed to you, please call 1-877-2LaCHIP (1-877-252-2447) toll free.
Program Contact Information
For more information about the LaCHIP program, visit:
http://www.dhh.state.la.us/offices/?ID=119
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
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Program Description
The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant,
breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To be fully
eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must be determined by a health professional, at no cost, to be at nutritional risk (i.e., have
certain medical-based or diet-based risk conditions).
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Louisiana, pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum
woman, infant or child up to 5 years of age and: (1) are individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk; and, (2)
meet an income standard, or are determined automatically income eligible. A person who participates or has family members who
participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the Food Stamp Program, Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families, automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply, set up an appointment at the WIC clinic closest to you:
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=320&detail=7658
Program Contact Information
Please see the following Web Site for the income standard or maximum income limit for WIC eligibility:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines.htm
For more information on Louisiana WIC, please visit the Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH):
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=320
If you have questions about the WIC program, call the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospital at:
225-342-9500
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
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Program Description
The Louisiana Medicaid Program is a Federally funded program, which provides health coverage to Louisiana residents, within
certain groups, based on income and resource limits set by Congress. Medicaid provides a complete package of medical coverage
for those who qualify. Generally, eligible recipients of benefits include low income families with children, low-income elderly, and
persons with disabilities. Persons who are entitled to Medicare Part A and/or Part B are also eligible. Mandatory medical services
included under Medicaid are: inpatient and outpatient hospital services; physician services; laboratory and x-ray services; long-
term care facilities (nursing homes); family planning; services for early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT) of
those under age 21. To receive benefits, you must complete an application. We will make a decision and you will be notified within 45
days (with some exceptions) after you apply. If your application is based on disability, it may take up to 90 days. Coverage can start
as early as 3 months before the month you apply. This is why you should get this form to us as soon as you can.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Louisiana, a US national, citizen, permanent
resident, or legal alien, in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial situation would be characterized as low income
or very low income. You must also be either pregnant, blind, have a disability or a family member in your household with a disability,
be responsible for children under 19 years of age, or be 65 years of age or older.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
If you need help filling out the application or have questions about Louisiana’s Medicaid Program, call the Medicaid Hotline toll free at:
888-342-6207
The deaf may call us on our TTY number toll free at:
800-220-5404
To download an application for Medicaid, click here:
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/publications.asp?ID=92&Detail=488
Other medical services that are available in Louisiana are listed on our Web site at:
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?id=92
Managing Agency
Louisiana
http://www.louisiana.gov
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