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Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education, LA

Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education public meetings in 2025

4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Thu Oct 9, 2025

Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education

Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education to meet October 9

The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) has scheduled a public meeting. The agenda provided contains only the meeting time and location; no specific discussion items or decisions were listed.

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Thu Jul 10, 2025

Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education

HOPE Council to hear presentations on substance use in pregnancy and kratom

The HOPE Advisory Council will meet to hear three presentations: substance use and use disorder in pregnancy and parenting, a primer on kratom, and Project M.O.M. The council will also receive updates on crisis response, compassionate overdose recommendations, and a 2024 year-end report. Public comments will be taken before adjournment.

✓ Decided: Council reviews pregnancy-related opioid care and upcoming statewide kratom ban

The council approved the July 2025 agenda and April 2025 minutes. Members received presentations on substance use during pregnancy, the health risks of kratom, and the launch of the Project M.O.M initiative. The meeting included updates on the Louisiana Crisis Response System and statewide naloxone distribution.

Thu Apr 10, 2025

Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education

HOPE Council to hear opioid surveillance, provider line, and Bridge updates

The HOPE Advisory Council will hear three presentations: the Louisiana Opioid Surveillance Initiative, the Provider to Provider Consultation Line, and Louisiana Bridge. The council will also receive general updates from the Office of Behavioral Health and several impact groups, and review the HOPE 2024 Year End Report. They will consider approving the meeting agenda and minutes from July 2024, October 2024, and January 2025.

✓ Decided: HOPE Advisory Council approves meeting agenda and previous minutes

The council approved the April 10, 2025 agenda and the minutes from October 2024 and January 2025. Members received presentations on opioid overdose trends, mental health consultation services, and the Louisiana Bridge Program. The meeting also included updates on a pending Medicaid 1115 reentry waiver and barriers to medication-assisted treatment.

Thu Jan 9, 2025

Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education

HOPE Council to hear highway safety and crime presentations

The HOPE Advisory Council will meet to approve its agenda and past meeting minutes, hear presentations on highway safety and Louisiana State Police crime data, and receive updates from behavioral health and community impact groups. The council will also discuss the 2024 year-end report process and set next steps for workgroups.

✓ Decided: HOPE Advisory Council meeting held without quorum; no votes taken

The council did not reach a quorum, meaning no agenda items, previous minutes, or official actions were approved. The meeting consisted of presentations on polydrug use, impaired driving, and opioid response grant data.