# Louisiana’s Opioid Settlements

*This Community Guide will describe how Louisiana is spending its opioid settlements and whether Louisiana is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.*

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><h4>Total Funds</h4></td><td align="center"><p><strong>$577 million</strong>[1]</p><hr><p>[1] Total is rounded. <em>See</em> <a href="https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/globalsettlementtracker">The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally</a>. Accessed September 1, 2024.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Allocation</h4></td><td align="center"><p>80% to local governments and 20% to sheriffs</p><p></p><p><img src="https://2294917559-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FdrO9PAT8wmbxmSNXuYi6%2Fuploads%2F442vOzC6TX0FWWj4Gmmb%2FPieChart_Corrected.png?alt=media&#x26;token=543db25f-ab87-4197-8f90-a1036c17bc58" alt=""><br></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Mechanism</h4></td><td align="center"><strong>State-Local Agreement</strong> (<a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021.10.21-MOU-Opioid-Litigation.pdf">Louisiana State-Local Government Opioid Litigation Memorandum of Understanding</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>80% Local Share</h4></td><td><h4>20% Sheriffs’ Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><strong>Local officials</strong> for parishes</td><td><strong>Sheriffs</strong> for each Louisiana parish</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td><strong>Parishes decide autonomously</strong> but must report spending to the state and the <a href="https://laoatf.org/">Louisiana Opioid Abatement Task Force</a></td><td><strong>Sheriffs decide autonomously</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (availability and processes will vary)</td><td><strong>No</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Public Input</strong></em></td><td><strong>Generally, yes</strong> (public comments at public meetings required)</td><td><strong>No opportunities available</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Advisory Body</strong></em></td><td><p><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not individually required). <em>But see</em> the <a href="https://laoatf.org/">Louisiana Opioid Abatement Taskforce</a> (OATF), which is required by the state's MOU to advise parishes and municipalities on uses of settlement funds.</p><p>The OATF is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.</p></td><td><strong>No</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>No public reporting required</strong> (only intrastate)</td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>For updates on the local share, visit the OATF’s <a href="https://laoatf.org/">website</a> and check the website for your parish’s governing body (<em>e.g.</em>, council or police jury), city council, or local health department.</td><td>A single resource containing updates on Louisiana’s sheriffs’ share could not be found. To contact your local sheriff for information about how these funds are being used, consult <a href="https://lsa.org/sheriffs-directory/">this directory</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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