16 Organizations Recommended for Calcasieu Opioid Settlement Grants, but Award Amounts Remain Unclear
CALCASIEU PARISH, La. — Sixteen Calcasieu Parish organizations are in line for a share of national opioid settlement money, according to recommendations that appeared on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's November 5 agenda.
But the public documents leave out two key details, how much each organization stands to receive, and what the money would actually fund.
The recommended recipients span government agencies, healthcare providers, nonprofits, and private organizations. They include the City of Sulphur, Unity Psychiatry, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office, McNeese State University, and the Ward Four Marshal. The remainder are treatment providers, community organizations, and educational institutions.
The money traces back to nationwide legal settlements with companies accused of fueling the opioid epidemic — manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies that agreed to pay billions to state and local governments. Under the settlement terms, the funds are meant to address addiction through treatment, prevention, recovery services, and related programs.
This is not the parish's first round of funding. Earlier this year, Calcasieu Parish announced $1 million in opioid-abatement grants spread across 11 recipient entries. As with the current round, publicly available reporting did not identify individual award amounts. Now a second round is moving forward, with several organizations appearing on the list for the first time.
The November agenda names the 16 recommended recipients but does not disclose individual award amounts, the total funding proposed, or the specific services each organization would provide. As of November 11, the agenda reflects recommendations only — not confirmed payments. Those details are likely spelled out in the final resolutions and Cooperative Endeavor Agreements that govern the awards.
For a community still grappling with the toll of addiction, the settlement dollars represent a chance to expand services and strengthen recovery efforts. The question now is not who would receive the money — that much is public. It's how much, and for what.
Source: Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, November 5, 2026 agenda; 2026 opioid-abatement grant announcement.
The 16 are
- AppleGate Health Services
- Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office
- City of Sulphur
- Correctional Health Alliance LLC
- Family and Youth Counseling Agency
- Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority
- Literacy Council of Southwest Louisiana
- McNeese State University
- McNeese State University Foundation
- Public Defender’s Office
- Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center
- Sulphur Christian Community Coalition
- SWLA Center for Health Services
- Unity Psychiatry
- Ward Four Marshal
- West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
