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.