BATON ROUGE — On Wednesday, Gov. Jeff Landry addressed the ongoing government shutdown, including the possibility that thousands of Louisiana residents will go without Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits if it is not ended by Saturday.

Landry said that disabled people, children and the elderly will all get SNAP benefits for the upcoming month. He said that both sides of the aisle came together to make the decision to feed "the most vulnerable" Louisianians. He said that 50,000 able-bodied adults who are on the program will not receive SNAP dollars. 

During the public comment section, Landry fielded questions about the scolding of Loyola over decisions to disallow Turning Point on campus and his role in the recent firing of LSU's head football coach. 

"Tulane and Loyola are examples of what is wrong with this country, not what is right with it," Landry said. 

The governor also said that LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward would not be picking a head coach for the upcoming season.