BATON ROUGE — As the federal government shutdown continues beyond 40 days, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefit recipients are continuing to feel pressure as federal dollars dry up, despite Louisiana partially supplementing the program with state funds.

Locally, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards' office announced Monday that it will be starting its own initiative to support residents affected by the shutdown and the temporary pause of SNAP benefits.

Edwards' office is launching "A Table for All," which the mayor says is a weeklong initiative supporting SNAP recipients.

The initiative runs from Monday, Nov. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 16, and will work with local restaurants to "ensure no family in East Baton Rouge Parish goes hungry."

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