ANTI-HUNGER DAY AT THE CAPITOL

Wed., April 30 | 9 AM-3 PM | Press Conference at 10 AM

THANK YOU to the 200+ anti-hunger advocates who attended Anti-Hunger Day at the Capitol!

We appreciate everything you do to fight hunger in your communities. Your hard work changes lives.

We're especially grateful to Representative Mike Johnson (R-Pineville) and Senator Regina Ashford Barrow (D-Baton Rouge) for designating April 30, 2025, as "Anti-Hunger Day" in Louisiana with House Concurrent Resolution No. 28.

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Defend Louisiana’s Farmers, Schools, and Food Banks: Restore Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Food for Schools (LFS) Funding!

Please sign the petition to Governor Landry if you have not yet already. If you signed the petition physically at the event, you do not need to sign electronically.

Help us collect 500 signatures by next Tuesday, May 13 before delivering the petition to the Capitol.

We challenge you to share this petition with 3 or more colleagues, friends, or family members!

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We are ordering extra t-shirts for those who register after the March 26 deadline, but we can’t guarantee that we will have your size available.

People who register day-of may not receive a t-shirt due to limited availability.

AGENDA

9 AM-9:45 AM: Check-In/Registration in ROTUNDA

10 AM: Press Conference

11 AM: Meet in Rotunda

11:15 AM: Committee/Legislator Meetings

12:30 PM: Lunch Outside

1:30 PM: Committee/Legislator Meetings

3 PM: Day Complete

PRESS CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

I. Welcome: Rhonda Jackson | No Kid Hungry Louisiana, Director

II. Feeding Louisiana: Pat R. Van Burkleo | Feeding Louisiana, Executive Director

III. Hunger In Our State: Mike Manning | President/CEO, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

IV. Hunger Free Campus: Reatha Cox | VP for the Student Experience and Dean of Students, Northwestern State University

Alexis Motley | Dietetic Internship Director, Southern University

V. Neighbor Story: San’aa Doss | College Student, Southern University

VI. LFPA: Gabby Dubois | Agriculture and Procurement Specialist, Second Harvest Food Bank

VII. Farmers: James McCready | H2Greaux Farms in Monroe, LA

Chip Perrin | Coastal Plains Meat Co. in Eunice, LA

VIII. Adjourn: Pat R. Van Burkleo | Executive Director, Feeding Louisiana

PRESS RELEASE

For free street parking near the Louisiana State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, consider parking on Spanish Town Road, along Capitol Access Road, or in the River Road lots. Arrive early if you are trying to park on the street!
Paid Parking Options Around the Capitol:
LAZ Parking - 504 Main St., ~1/2 mile from the Capitol
LaSalle Parking - 227 Main St., ~1/2 mile from the Capitol
River Road Parking - located on River Road, ~1/4 mile from the Capitol
Claiborne Lot - 107 Dunbar Ave., ~1/2 mile from the Capitol
Annex - 524N N 6th St., ~1/2 mile from the Capitol
Scroll down for parking map.
Registration has closed as of Mon., April 28.
You may register day-of starting at 9 AM on Wed., April 30. Day-of registrants may not receive a t-shirt due to limited availability.
Registrants will receive an Anti-Hunger Day at the Capitol t-shirt at check-in. If you registered after the March 26 t-shirt deadline, we can’t guarantee that we will have your size available. If you register day-of, you may not receive a t-shirt due to limited availability.
Most people will be wearing their t-shirt and pants/jeans. Lunch will be held outside.
If you don’t plan on wearing your t-shirt, we encourage you to wear an orange top since orange is the official color representing hunger.
We are watching SB100, SB117, SB14, HB624, HB229, HB307.
While our official position these bills is neutral, we have released pros/cons for each bill. Anti-Hunger Day at the Capitol participants will receive a one-pager with this information.
View the bill pros and cons online at feedinglouisiana.org/policy-priorities or below.
SB14 (Senator McMath) is scheduled to be presented during the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare at 9:30 AM in the John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room on April 30.
The nutrition-related bills we are watching are SB100, SB117, SB14, HB624, HB229, and HB307.
Frances Mykoff, Director of Development & Communications for Feeding Louisiana, is the media contact: frances@feedinglouisiana@org, 601-665-3794 (cell).
If you represent a media outlet and you are planning on attending, please contact Frances in advance so she knows to expect you!
YES! We need people to show up in support of food security initiatives in Louisiana, especially with 1 in 6 Louisianians experiencing food insecurity and threats to SNAP (food stamps) looming.
The majority of event attendees will be associated with Feeding Louisiana’s 5 member food banks (Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank, Food Bank of Central Louisiana, Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, and Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana).
There is not a strong chance of rain in the forecast for April 30, but spring in Louisiana can be unpredictable. We’re on for April 30, rain or shine!
The press conference, lunch, etc. will be taking place outside. The lunch area will be tented, but please plan for potential rain if you have concerns.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

PARKING MAP

We have created Hunger Fact Sheets for each LA house, LA senate, and US house congressional district with key statistics.

All Hunger Fact Sheets are available online and can be viewed on a smartphone. A small number of Hunger Fact Sheets will be printed.

HUNGER FACT SHEETS

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BILL DIGEST

We are monitoring a number of bills that could potentially impact our neighbors’ nutrition: SB100, SB117, SB14, HB624, HB229, HB307.

We have a brief pros and cons list for each of these bills, which is viewable online. A printed version will be distributed during Day at the Capitol.

READ BILL PROS/CONS