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‘WE LIKE WINNERS’
Shutdown threatens food stamps
Trump welcomes LSU and LSU-S championship baseball teams
Loss of money would affect about 800,000 in La. BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
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President Donald Trump poses for photos with LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, left, and LSU Shreveport baseball coach Brad Neffendorf on Monday as they present jerseys made for him during an event to honor the 2025 national championships won by each school. BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday applauded LSU’s 2025 national championship baseball team in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Trump said Louisiana is “a special state,” noting how extraordinary it was to have national champions for both the NCAA and the NAIA — LSU Shreveport, whose team also was on-hand — hail from the same state. As the NCAA oversees sports at major colleges, the NAIA, or National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, governs sports at smaller institutions. “Two amazing seasons,” Trump said. “You might have them, but not from the same state, amazing.” Both LSU coach Jay Johnson and LSU-S coach Brad Neffendorf awarded Trump President Donald Trump shakes hands with LSU pitcher Kade Anderson during with team jerseys with the number 47, Monday’s event at the White House. signifying the Trump presidency. With the help of dominant pitching by Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson, ship in three years — its eighth since behind him. He noted which major league along with the timely hitting of Jared 1991. teams drafted the players. Jones, Derek Curiel and others, LSU in Trump mentioned the contributions ä See WINNERS, page 4A June won its second national champion- of several players who were gathered
Concern is growing in Louisiana that federal money for food stamps could run out late next week if the government shutdown continues, interrupting a program that helps pay for groceries for roughly 800,000 people in the state. The lack of money for food assistance programs “Kids aren’t would hit people during a month going to have with a major holithe food that day, when kids they need are home from right at the school and famitime as they’re lies are trying to plan a Thanksgivnot going to ing meal, said Sube in school san East Nelson, because of the executive director of the Louisi- holiday. You’re ana Partnership going to have for Children and kids who go Families. without food.” “Kids aren’t goSUSAN EAST ing to have the food that they NELSON, executive need right at the director of time as they’re the Louisiana not going to be in Partnership for school because of Children and the holiday,” she Families said. “You’re going to have kids who go without food.” The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides monthly benefits to low-income people to help cover the cost of groceries, is funded by the federal government and administered by states. Roughly 40 million Americans get food benefits through SNAP, including over 800,000 people in Louisiana — about 17% of the state’s population. Federal officials earlier this month warned that funds for SNAP could
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Livingston Parish’s search for a new library director continues BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD
The Livingston Parish Library Board of Control interviewed two director candidates on Friday as As the Livingston Parish library part of its search for a new library board narrows down candidates system leader, marking its third for a new director, it’s up in the air director shake-up in the past three if the search is coming to a close or years. Board members asked about will have to keep going.
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how they would handle budget cuts, reviewing book content and being a liaison to the community and parish government. But a sole finalist hasn’t publicly emerged after the day of interviews. After interviews, board members could not give an answer as
to what would happen next, but board member Jonathan Davis did say there could potentially be a special board meeting held within the month. If a board member wants a candidate for director, it could be added to an agenda, he said, or the
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search will continue with potential small tweaks to the application. “We would pick one or open applications back up,” he said. “Lowering the (application) requirements isn’t going to happen.”
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