WASHINGTON — As Democrats and Republicans continue to jockey over the federal government’s shutdown with no end in sight, a key question is how to compensate active-duty military and federal civilian employees who have been required to work without pay for the past three weeks.

Americans are starting to feel the effects of the government not operating since Oct. 1.

Food stamps won’t be available in Louisiana starting Nov. 1, although Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature are working to offset that. Farmers and small businesses can’t get loans. Flights are being delayed and some canceled. Thousands of Louisiana federal workers won’t receive paychecks.

In Louisiana, that means 15,235 active-duty military personnel at three major bases won’t get paid at the end of the week, reports the De

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