- According to the USDA, 1 in 6 Louisiana households with more than 784,000 family members struggle to put food on the table.
- One-in-Twenty households report skipping meals because they don’t have enough money for food.
- In Louisiana, 23% of seniors, nearly one-in-four, face the threat of hunger. This ranks Louisiana as the second worst state for senior hunger.
- Feeding America estimates that almost one of every four Louisiana children lives in households that are food insecure. In several rural parishes, one-third of children are food insecure.
- Hunger affects every parish and community in Louisiana.
The Mission of Feeding Louisiana is to be a unified voice for Louisiana’s hungry by providing short-term food relief while seeking long-term solutions to hunger through advocacy, education, and leadership.
Feeding Louisiana was created by the five regional food banks within the state to support their collaborative efforts to accomplish statewide policy, advocacy, and food and fund raising objectives
Statewide Member Food Banks:
Food Bank of Central Louisiana
3223 Baldwin Ave
Alexandria, LA 71301
(318) 445-2773
Serving: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn
website: https://www.fbcenla.org/
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
10600 S Choctaw Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 708151
(225) 359-9940
Serving: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana
website: https://brfoodbank.org/
Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana
4600 Central Ave
Monroe, LA 71203
(318) 322-3567
Serving: Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll
website: https://johnrealandco.com/
Second Harvest Food Bank - Feeding South Louisiana
700 Edwards Ave
New Orleans, LA 70123
(504) 734-1322
Serving: Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermillion, and Washington
website: https://no-hunger.org/
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana
2307 Texas Ave
Shreveport, LA 71103
(318) 675-2400
Serving: Caddo, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River, DeSoto and Bossier
website: https://www.foodbanknla.org/
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