BOSSIER CITY, La. — Louisiana Blue, Healthy Blue Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana will bring their statewide Million Meals for MLK campaign to Bossier City on Jan. 27, where employees and their families will pack meal kits for local food banks in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the National Day of Service.
The Bossier City event will be held at the Bossier Council on Aging, 706 Bearkat Drive. Volunteers will assemble part of the 500,000 red beans and rice meal kits being packed at nine events across Louisiana throughout January. Each kit includes Louisiana-grown rice donated by Cajun Country Rice in Crowley.
The statewide initiative, organized by Volunteer Louisiana and Feeding Louisiana, launched in 2025 and supplied more than two million meals to families in need during its inaugural year. This year’s goal is to meet or exceed that total, as volunteers and sponsors work together to combat food insecurity across the state.
Michael Tipton, president of the Louisiana Blue Foundation and vice president of Community Relations, said the effort reflects the organizations’ shared mission to improve the health and well-being of Louisianans. “Stocking supplies at Louisiana’s food banks, especially at the beginning of the year when they are running low and it’s harder to meet needs after the busy holiday season, is a meaningful way we do that,” Tipton said in a statement.
Louisiana ranks third nationally for child and senior hunger and fourth for overall hunger, according to the organizations.
The Million Meals for MLK campaign is supported by Volunteer Louisiana, Feeding Louisiana, Louisiana Blue, Healthy Blue Louisiana and Entergy Louisiana. More information about events, donations and volunteer opportunities is available at MillionMealsforMLK.org
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