Toups’ Family Meal Feeds Schoolchildren the Government Has Failed

In early 2024, Louisiana’s government declined federal funding to cover the breakfasts and lunches children miss in the summer when school is out. Both sides of the aisle went to the mattresses, shaming legislators in the press until they relented later that spring. It was just the beginning of the battle for Amanda and Isaac Toups. 

“Children miss 40 meals [a month] when school’s out. The government gave them $40—$1...