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Louisiana targets 100,000-person gap in nutrition assistance

— More than 100,000 Louisiana residents who may qualify for the state’s Women, Infants and Children program are not enrolled, a gap state health officials are now trying to close through expanded outreach and easier access to benefits.

Those benefits allow low-income pregnant women, new mothers and young children to purchase nutritious foods while also providing access to nutrition counseling, brea…

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