UPDATE: The Louisiana Department of Children and Families say a problem that prevented SNAP recipients from making EBT purchases today has been resolved.
According to a DCFS spokesman, the EBT system was experiencing slowdowns on some of its point-of-sale networks. The system as a whole did not go down, but the slowdowns prevented transactions from processing.
ORIGINAL: The Department of Social Services is reporting that EBT systems are down in Louisiana and Texas.
The problems with the system is affecting both WIC and SNAP recipients.
During the system’s downtime, a statement was made citing a computer glitch as the reason behind the EBT network’s failure.
A TV-10 viewer, inside a local Walmart said store management made the announcement just after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Developing story. More to follow.