LGBTQ Rehab in Louisiana

Treatment rules and programs in Louisiana

Who oversees treatment

The Health Standards Section of the Louisiana Department of Health licenses behavioral health service providers, including substance use treatment programs.

Prescription monitoring

The Louisiana Prescription Monitoring Program is operated by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy under authority created by the Legislature in 2006. It tracks controlled substances dispensed in or into the state to help curb diversion.

Public coverage for treatment

Louisiana Medicaid, known to enrollees as Healthy Louisiana, covers medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders under its state plan.

Overdose Good Samaritan law

Louisiana's overdose Good Samaritan law, La. R.S. 14:403.10, protects a person who acts in good faith to get help for an overdose from charges and prosecution for possessing a controlled substance.

Court-ordered treatment

Louisiana law (La. R.S. 28:53) allows emergency admission by certificate of a person with a substance-related or addictive disorder who is dangerous to self or others or gravely disabled, and longer stays require judicial commitment under R.S. 28:54.

Featured LGBTQ programs in Louisiana

Care that includes transgender and nonbinary people

Transgender and nonbinary people often report being misgendered or treated poorly in health care settings, which can make treatment feel unsafe. Before you enroll, ask how the program handles names and pronouns, room assignments, bathrooms and continuing gender-affirming hormones.

Read our transgender rehab guide for more.

Mental health and substance use together

Depression, anxiety and trauma often show up alongside substance use, and SAMHSA data show higher rates of mental illness among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults. Treating both at once usually works better than treating them separately.

If that sounds familiar, look at LGBTQ dual diagnosis treatment.

What LGBTQ rehab looks like

Expect a mix of individual counseling, group therapy and skills work such as cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention. In an LGBTQ group, topics often include coming out, minority stress, dating and social life in recovery, and rebuilding support.

Ask each program near Louisiana how often its LGBTQ group meets and whether it is part of every client's schedule or optional.

LGBTQ Rehab by city in Louisiana

• New Orleans
• Baton Rouge
• Shreveport
• Lafayette
• Lake Charles
• Metairie
• Houma
• Monroe
• Mandeville
• Slidell
• Alexandria
• Hammond
• Bossier City
• Kenner
• Prairieville
• Marrero
• Central
• Laplace
• New Iberia
• Morgan City
• Ruston
• Terrytown
• Opelousas
• Chalmette
• Harvey
• Shenandoah
• Bayou Cane
• Sulphur
• Abbeville
• Natchitoches
• Breaux Bridge
• Estelle
• Zachary
• Gretna
• Donaldsonville
• Youngsville
• Thibodaux
• Crowley
• Pineville
• Luling
• Belle Chasse
• Gramercy
• DeRidder
• River Ridge
• Baker
• Franklin
• Broussard
• Bastrop
• West Monroe
• Minden
• Claiborne
• Bogalusa
• Bayou Blue
• Destrehan
• Gardere
• Eunice
• Moss Bluff
• Gonzales
• Raceland
• Covington
• Jefferson
• Woodmere
• Waggaman
• Timberlane
• Jennings
• Denham Springs
• Carencro
• Rayne
• Harahan
• Fort Polk South
• Lacombe
• Merrydale
• Ville Platte
• Scott
• Reserve
• Prien
• Tallulah
• Oak Hills Place
• Westwego
• Leesville
• Old Jefferson
• Oakdale
• St. Gabriel
• New Roads
• Ponchatoula
• Eden Isle
• St. Rose
• Red Chute
• Village St. George
• Larose
• Marksville
• Meraux
• Galliano
• St. Martinville
• Bridge City
• Amite City
• Plaquemine
• Schriever
• Jeanerette
• Walker
• Addis
• Cut Off
• Inniswold
• Gray
• Patterson
• Brownfields
• Violet
• Benton
• Elmwood
• Mansfield
• Springhill
• Ferriday
• Chackbay
• Jonesboro
• Avondale
• Carlyss
• Grambling

Using your insurance

Before you call a program, have your insurance card ready and ask three things: is the program in network, does this level of care need prior authorization, and what will you owe after the deductible. Our insurance guides walk through major carriers.

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