Louisiana Pandemic EBT cards are arriving this week for the first round of applicants. The money is to help offset the cost of food for school children who would normally get free or reduced-price school meals. Department of Education spokesperson Sydni Dunn says be careful not to confuse it with junk mail.
“There’s not a big highlighted note on the front that says there is money inside,” said Dunn.
Instead, it’s a plain white envelope with an Austin, Texas, return address. Those who have applied between May 25 and June 1 should expect to receive their cards by June 13.
Dunn says the average family will receive $285 per eligible child in a one-time time installment.
“Go to the Department of Education’s website and fill out a short online application. If they are able to successfully submit that application, then they are approved to receive those benefits,” said Dunn.
Dunn says the deadline to sign up for P-EBT has been extended to 4:30 PM on June 15th and it will not be extended again. So far, applications have been received on behalf of about 450,000 eligible children.
“Since we’ve started this program, the number of eligible children has actually gone up, so we are still trying to reach a target of about 700,000 children,” said Dunn.
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