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Food banks, free groceries and food pantries in Louisiana.
Find details below on food banks in Louisiana that help struggling families. The centers provide free groceries or meals, with distribution available at local charities, churches and a wide variety of other places. Everything from a free food box to applications to SNAP and other resources are offered. Find a food bank near where you live in Louisiana below, with contact information and links to local pantries available.
The centers, including soup kitchens in Louisiana, support low-income families, seniors, disabled people and the homeless among others - anyone who needs help or who may be facing a hardship. While what is available by food bank will vary, in general everything from baby formula to free canned groceries, Ensure for seniors, produce, dairy and other items are offered, even including free dog or cat food from a pet pantry. A number of food pantries in local parishes also have Meals on Wheels home delivery services too. If a site is not near you then referrals are often available.
Many food banks in Louisiana address other needs too. They can give out hygiene supplies, paper products and kitchen utensils. Or they serve free holiday meals, Thanksgiving dinners, or give out baby formula. Many have information on other state and federal government assistance programs, including LA CAFE (SNAP food stamps) as well as local charities. Or look here for details on public assistance in Louisiana which can help struggling people.
Local food pantries and food banks in LA that may be near you
There are also locations that focus just on certain parishes, and select your parish/county below. The centers can be run by churches or faith based charities, non-profits, or even human service offices. They will also have free food and referrals. Find assistance in the following parishes, or scroll down for more resources in the state.
Baton Rogue
Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Jackson, Lincoln, and Union Parish area
Lafayette Parish
Ouachita Parish
New Orleans
Rapides Parish
St. Tammany
Regional parish food distribution centers
Feeding Louisiana has details on food distribution centers in all 64 parishes. The state association partners with organizations that work to prevent hunger. There is a free to use, public “find food” tool and hotline for phone calls as well. Use the website to reach the correct food bank for your parish or to see program links, including to mobile pantries, SNAP help, or free senior food boxes with details here - https://www.feedinglouisiana.org/find-food.
Second Harvest Food Bank Of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana is the main Feeding America location in Louisiana. The address is 215 E Pinhook Rd, Lafayette Louisiana, 70501. Call (337) 237-7711. Through this collaborative effort, food manufacturers, retailers, and farmers as well as other individuals in south Louisiana donate items to Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. The centers covers Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, as well as Lafourche Parish. Residents of Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John The Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion, and Washington Parish can also call the center.
- The food or supplies donated are then distributed to a network of member agencies. Rice, baby formula, Ensure for seniors, produce and more is offered. This program is supplemented by food purchases to ensure nutritional balance to those we serve. A second center of Second Harvest Food Bank in city of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is at 700 Edwards Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70123. Telephone: 504-734-1322. Free meals, emergency boxes of food, groceries, and more are provided to the low income and homeless. Other assistance such as referrals, Thanksgiving turkeys, and clothing may be available.
Each parish has other options too, including Feeding America / Second Harvest affiliated centers. They partner with charities and churches to feed individuals and families in Louisiana. Get everything from a box of food to applications to the Summer Food Program, find details on Mobile Farm Markets, Meals on Wheels delivery and more.
- Feeding America also lists locations of more Louisiana food banks and pantries. Additional information can be provided on locations near you. Or ask for referrals on other Louisiana food programs, free places for coupons, veteran meal programs, the Feeding America services in LA and more. There are also government benefits too for the low income, including USDA programs. To find centers that may be in your parish or town, use this link https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/louisiana.
Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana is for low-income families, single parents and people living in poverty. The non-profits offers help with food in Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll Parish.
- Fruits, non-perishable goods, and surplus government commodities are passed out to local parishes. The food bank can direct the needy to those centers. They also offer USDA cooking classes, applications to the LA CAFE benefit programs, pet food and more. Address is 4600 Central Ave, Monroe, LA 71211. Call 318.322.3567 for referrals and information.
Food Bank of Alexandria provides help to the parishes of Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn. Some of what is available can feed a child or a senior citizen. Summer snacks, boxes of food in an emergency, and referrals may all be provided by workers and volunteers.
- The non-profit partners with charity run emergency pantries and soup kitchens to feed the working poor, homeless, and those in need. The location is 3223 Baldwin Ave, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301. Phone: (318) 445-2773.
 Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana (Feeding America affiliate) location is 285 Mt Zion Rd, Shreveport, LA 71106. Call 318-675-2400. The non-profit is the largest distributor of public and private emergency food for a seven parish area in northwest Louisiana. Each week thousands of pounds of free food, produce, dairy and more is distributed for emergency assistance to individuals and families. People in Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Red River, and Webster Parish can use the charity.
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank main office (and warehouse) is at 10600 S Choctaw Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70815. The location stocks groceries, rice, breads, canned goods and perishable items at the Feeding America center, which is for the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
- The goods are then distributed to pantries, charities, and churches across Louisiana. They run a senior program, which may be able to help low income seniors who are 65 and older or 55 and older with a disability receive a monthly box of non-perishable groceries. Different programs for children are run as well, including food, groceries, clothing, summer meals, backpacks and more. Telephone number - (225) 359-9940.
Foodnet Of Lafayette is a major distributor for Acadiana parish. The location is 403 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Scott, LA 70583. Dial (337)232-3663. The offer goods to local pantries. Families need to stop by those centers for groceries or a meal. However referrals are given to those centers too.
Gretna Food Bank helps people in the city only. The location is 1400 Jefferson St., Gretna, LA 70053. Call (504) 367-6676. Emergency boxes of food may be passed out. Call for hours and information on resources. Staff can offer emergency assistance as well as long term support, such as information on SNAP food stamps as well as WIC.
Northshore Foodbank covers the entire northshore area. Address 125 W 30th Ave, Covington, LA 70433. Phone: (985) 893-3003. A number of local pantries partner with this non-profit. Working together, these churches, charities, and other groups help struggling and/or low income families. Soap, detergent, canned groceries, Christmas food baskets, and more can be offered. There are hot meals (breakfast and lunch), information on snacks for kids and other aid provided.
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