Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Louisiana

Treatment Facilities by City in Louisiana

The Louisiana cities with the most SAMHSA-listed substance use treatment facilities. All 64 cities are listed below the table. Each city page lists its facilities with services, payment and phone numbers.

State Treatment Agency

Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), Louisiana Department of Health oversees substance use treatment in Louisiana.

• Office of Behavioral Health , Louisiana Department of Health website
• Get treatment help from the Louisiana agency

Louisiana Treatment Helpline

Louisiana Substance Use Helpline: 877-664-2248.

Call 877-664-2248

• About Louisiana Substance Use Helpline

Treatment if You Don't Have Insurance

Substance use services are available across Louisiana from regional human services districts and authorities, which help people with substance use disorders and their families; Medicaid members get services through their Healthy Louisiana plan. Pregnant women and people who inject drugs get priority admission, with interim services if care isn't available within 48 hours.

• Louisiana state-funded treatment

Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Treatment in Louisiana

Louisiana's Medicaid program is Healthy Louisiana (Louisiana Medicaid). Louisiana has expanded Medicaid, so adults with low incomes can qualify based on income alone. Its Section 1115 waiver (Healthy Louisiana OUD/SUD Demonstration) expands substance use treatment coverage. Covered services listed by the state include: Outpatient addiction services; Residential addiction services; Inpatient addiction services.

• Healthy Louisiana (Louisiana Medicaid) substance use coverage
• Section 1115 waiver details (Medicaid.gov)
• Louisiana Medicaid eligibility

Check a Program's License

Before you choose a program, confirm it is licensed using the LDH Health Standards Section: Behavioral Health Service Providers by region (licensed provider list).

• LDH Health Standards Section: Behavioral Health Service Providers by region (licensed provider list)

Naloxone (Narcan)

A statewide standing order under La. R.S. 40:978.2 lets any Louisiana-licensed pharmacy dispense naloxone or another opioid antagonist to any Louisiana resident, with refills as needed. Naloxone nasal spray is also sold over the counter nationwide.

• Louisiana naloxone information

Good Samaritan Overdose Law

A person who in good faith seeks medical help for someone overdosing, and the person who overdosed, can't be charged or prosecuted for drug or paraphernalia possession based on evidence found because of the call, and are shielded from related probation or parole sanctions and civil forfeiture. (La. R.S. 14:403.10)

• Louisiana Good Samaritan law

Involuntary Treatment and Protective Custody

Judicial commitment under the Louisiana Mental Health Law (La. R.S. 28:54): Any adult can petition a court to commit a person whose substance-related or addictive disorder makes them dangerous to themselves or others or gravely disabled; a separate emergency certificate allows up to 15 days of treatment, with one 15-day extension for substance use disorders.

• Judicial commitment under the Louisiana Mental Health Law (La. R.S. 28:54)

Guides for Your Next Step

Learn what detox, inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab involve, how medication for opioid use disorder works, and how to find rehab that takes Medicaid or free and low-cost rehab. Before you commit, read how to choose a rehab you can trust.

Frequently Asked Questions