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.

Total Funds

$577 million[1]

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[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.

Allocation

80% to local governments and 20% to sheriffs

Mechanism

State-Local Agreement (Louisiana State-Local Government Opioid Litigation Memorandum of Understanding)

	80% Local Share	20% Sheriffs’ Share
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 Louisiana Opioid Abatement Task Force	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 Louisiana Opioid Abatement Taskforce (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 website 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 this directory.