EFNEP - About EFNEP

Description of EFNEP:

Welcome to the Louisiana Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Web page. The vision of EFNEP is to help Louisiana families and youth enrolled in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program to have access to and apply up-to-date research-based nutrition information contributing to quality health and wellness.

The mission of the EFNEP is to assist low-income families and youth to improve their health, to have a better quality of life through improved diets and to make better selections when buying foods by managing their food budgets and related resources.     

Parishes that have EFNEP:

    Bossier
    Caddo
    DeSoto
    East Baton Rouge
    East Carroll
    Madison
    Orleans
    Jefferson
    Richland
    Lafayette
    Calcasieu

Coordinator's Message:

The Louisiana EFNEP program is a federally funded special nutrition program sponsored by Family and Consumer Sciences, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, LSU Agricultural Center.

Through this Web page, you can get an overview of EFNEP as well as nutrition information that is helpful for feeding families in need. For those of you who need nutrition and poverty data, linkages are provided.

Thank you for visiting the Louisiana EFNEP Web site.
Sandra May, MS, RD
Extension Associate