Louisiana EBT Card Balance

Your EBT card works like a debit card at any USDA-authorized retailer nationwide — major grocery chains and big-box stores such as Walmart, Target, Kroger, Costco, Sam's Club, Aldi, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and most local and regional supermarkets, plus many convenience stores and farmers markets. A growing number of retailers, including Walmart.com, Amazon, DoorDash, and Uber Eats, also accept SNAP EBT for online grocery orders in many areas, though delivery and service fees usually can't be paid with benefits.

SNAP benefits cover food and food-producing seeds or plants, but not hot prepared foods, alcohol, tobacco, or non-food items — some states also restrict specific items like soda or candy, noted below if it applies to Louisiana.

The federal SNAP gross income limit is normally 130% of the federal poverty level, but Louisiana uses its Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE) option to raise that ceiling to 200% of the poverty level.

This higher threshold allows considerably more Louisiana households with modest incomes to qualify for food assistance than the federal minimum standard would allow, and BBCE states like Louisiana typically also eliminate a separate asset or resource test, so a car or modest savings generally won't disqualify an otherwise eligible household.