By Catherine Losavio
LSU AgCenter
Students in St. Helena Parish experience poverty and food insecurity at higher rates than both the national and state averages. To help ensure that students and their families have reliable access to food, the St. Helena Parish School District teamed up with LSU AgCenter Healthy Communities and the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to launch the first-ever parish-wide school food pantry in Louisiana.
Pantries will launch at each school in the district Dec. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. Students and their caregivers are welcome to use the pantry completely free of charge.