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.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials for parishes
Sheriffs for each Louisiana parish
Decision-making Process
Parishes decide autonomously but must report spending to the state and the
Sheriffs decide autonomously
Supplantation
Not prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
No
Public Input
Generally, yes (public comments at public meetings required)
No opportunities available (not required)
Advisory Body
Up to each locality (not individually required). But see the (OATF), which is required by the state's MOU to advise parishes and municipalities on uses of settlement funds.
The OATF is not required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
No (not required)
Expenditures
No public reporting required (only intrastate)
Neither public nor intrastate reporting required
Updates
For updates on the local share, visit the OATF’s and check the website for your parish’s governing body (e.g., council or police jury), city council, or local health department.
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 .
$577 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
80% to local governments and 20% to sheriffs
State-Local Agreement (Louisiana State-Local Government Opioid Litigation Memorandum of Understanding)