United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana

ALICE study: 57% of households in St. Landry Parish cannot afford basic needs

Fifty-seven percent of the 30,302 households in St. Landry Parish cannot afford basic needs, according to a study released by United Way. ALICE study reported on the ability of households to meet needs such as housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, and technology in 2016.

42% of La. households struggle to afford the basics

New research shows that in Louisiana, 723,077 households – fully 42 percent – struggled to afford basic household necessities in 2014, according to the United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana released today by the Louisiana Association of United Ways.