SNAP recipients can apply for replacement EBT cards

BATON ROUGE – Residents who receive SNAP and lost their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards do to flooding can still make purchases using an EBT card number and pin.According to state officials, SNAP recipients who lost their card should contact the EBT call center at 1-888-997-1117 for a replacement card. Those recipients will be given a new card number and will have to set a new PIN.Recipients can make purchases using this method until Sept. 6, 2016.The Louisiana Department of Childre