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[September 12, 2017]
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<p>Center on Budget and Policy Priorities&nbsp;</p>
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<p>SNAP plays a crucial role in helping workers in low-paying jobs afford a basic diet in Louisiana. Roughly 238,500 Louisianian workers live in households that participated in SNAP in the last year, Census data show.</p>
<p>Millions of Americans work in jobs with low wages, inconsistent schedules, and no benefits such as paid sick leave &mdash; all of which contribute to high turnover and spells of unemployment. Many of these workers get help putting food on the table through SNAP.</p>
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