Louisiana Healthy Food Retail Act

This law establishes a program to provide grants and loans to healthy food retailers, including but not limited to, supermarkets, grocery stores, and farmers markets. The stated purpose of the program is “to provide a dedicated source of financing for healthy food retailers operating in underserved communities in Louisiana, in both urban and rural areas; to increase access to affordable healthy food so as to improve diets and health; to promote the sale and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly those that are Louisiana grown; and to support expanded economic opportunities in low-income and rural communities.”