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responsibilities of SNAP, including SNAP E&T, rests with LDH as the SNAP State agency. As part of Louisiana’s “One-Door” reform, this restructuring creates a unified service model allowing residents to access multiple services, including WIOA-related services, through a single caseworker and location. Implementation will occur in phases, with SNAP moving to LDH on October 1, 2025, and TANF transitioning to Louisiana Works on October 1, 2027. This change is designed to streamline service delivery, improve coordination with WIOA, and enhance client outcomes. Is SNAP E&T included as a partner in the State's WIOA Combined Plan? Yes No Describe how the State agency is coordinating with TANF/GA programs, services, partners, and/or activities. Describe any TANF/GA special initiatives targeting specific populations and any actions taken to coordinate with these efforts. LA Works administers an employment and training program for Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) recipients in Louisiana called Strategies To Empower People (STEP). STEP provide case management, supportive services, and work activities to work-eligible FITAP recipients. STEP participants must participate in a STEP work activity as assigned by their STEP Coach. Work activities may be coordinated by the STEP Coaches and the STEP Coaches notifies the FITAP worker within 2 days of STEP noncompliance. If the STEP recipient has an associated SNAP case and their FITAP benefits are terminated due to STEP non-compliance, the Failure to Comply (FTC) penalty is applied to the SNAP case for the appropriate time period. Describe how the State agency is coordinating its SNAP E&T program with any other Federal or State employment program (e.g. HUD, child support, re-entry, refugee services). Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients are exempt from SNAP E&T requirements. All work-eligible FITAP recipients are required to participate in the Strategies To Empower People (STEP) program, unless good cause is granted. LDH is consistently meeting to strategize on how to collaborate SNAP E&T services with STEP. While still conceptual in its development and execution, additional coordination is anticipated with homeless populations served by the Louisiana Housing Corporation and reentry populations supported by the Louisiana Department of Corrections. 1/29/26, 8:19 AM State Plan LA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-lafy26stateplan//index.html 11/115