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Health department assumes responsibility of food stamps, disability services

(The Center Square) — Major changes to Louisiana’s welfare and workforce programs officially took effect Wednesday, shifting oversight of key public assistance benefits from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

The transition is part of a sweeping overhaul lawmakers approved earlier this year through House Bill …

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