Local business addresses food insecurity in Northeast Louisiana

MONROE, La. (KNOE) — The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana has seen an increase in the number of people in need.

The food bank serves 12 parishes across the region and helps around 25,000 people each month. Officials with the food bank say they have seen an increase in the number of people in need since 2023, especially around the holiday season.

A local business, DSLD Homes is hosting “Take A Bite Out of Hunger” food drive, to help meet the needs of people in NELA during the holiday season.

“Everyone doesn’t have a family or friends to rely on when they are in need so we decided to go the extra mile by hosting this food drive. We are asking for community members to donate items like nonperishables and canned goods, so that no one goes without a meal this Thanksgiving season,“ says DSLD Homes representative Tyler Sandifer.

Donations can be dropped off at the Somerset Park model home at 508 Southern Grv Rd. in Sterlington or at the Traditions model home at 1439 W Martin Luther King Jr Ave. in Grambling.

The food drive ends on Nov. 22.

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