HOPE Council
Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education
Legal Authority
Purpose
The Council is an advisory board that will establish an Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan, coordinate parish-level data on opioid overdoses and usage of overdose-reversal medication (Naloxone), and will coordinate a central online location to disseminate information and resources, including the Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan.
Leadership
Chair: Dr. Vanessa de la Cruz, Louisiana Department of Health
HOPE Council Members
| Name | Terms | Length of Service | Selection Method | |
| William Bosworth | 2024-2028 | 4 years |
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| Michael Comeaux | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Dept. of Education | |
| Judge Thomas Duplantier | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Drug Court Judge | |
| Shelley Edgerton | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Dept. of Corrections | |
| Etrena Gerard | 2024-2028 | 4 years |
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| Vanessa de la Cruz | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Department of Health | |
| Crystal Lewis | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Dept. of Insurance | |
| Jason Picard | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Workforce Commission | |
| Troy Prevot | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Speaker of the House | |
| Ronald Callegari | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Veterans Affairs | |
| VACANT | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Attorney General | |
| Senator Regina Barrow | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Speaker of the Senate | |
| Allison Smith | 2024-2028 | 4 years | Appointed-Board of Regents |
Workgroups
- Data and Surveillance – The purpose is to coordinate parish-level data, and to establish a central online location to disseminate information, resources and the Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan.
- Coordination Plan – The purpose is to create an Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan.
Reports
- 2017 End-of-Year Update Report
- 2018 End-of-Year Update Report
- PEW Charitable Trust Final Report
- Expert Panel Recommendations for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Louisiana
- 2019 End-of-Year Update Report
- 2020 End-of-Year Update Report
- 2021 End-of-Year Update Report
- 2022 End-of-Year Update Report
- 2023 End-of-Year Update Report
ResourcesThe Louisiana Opioid Surveillance Initiative (LOSI) through its signature component, the Louisiana Opioid Data & Surveillance System (LODSS) collects information from LDH and external organizations to analyze health data related to opioid use disorder. LODSS disseminates results through facts sheets, publications, training and educational materials, and the online data and surveillance system. The website for LODSS is www.lodss.ldh.la.gov.HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes - 12/7/2017(Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes - 2/9/2018 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes - 5/15/2018 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 8/10/2018 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 12/7/2018 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 3/12/2019 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 6/20/2019 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 11/12/2019 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 3/4/2020 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 9/23/2020 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 1/26/2021 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 3/25/21 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 6/10/21 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 12/9/21 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 1/27/22 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 3/10/22 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 6/9/22 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 9/8/22 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 1/13/23 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 3/9/23 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes-9/7/23 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 12/7/23 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 1/11/24 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 4/11/24 (Final)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 7/11/24 (Draft)
- HOPE Advisory Council Meeting Minutes- 10/10/24 (Draft)
Heroin and Opioid Crisis Interagency Coordination Survey Responses: http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/3034
Supporting Documents
- Act 88
- HOPE Meeting PowerPoint - 2/9/2018
- HOPE Meeting PowerPoint - 5/15/2018
- HOPE Meeting PowerPoint - 8/10/2018
- HOPE Meeting PowerPoint- 12/7/2018
- HOPE Meeting PowerPoint- 3/12/2019
- HOPE Council Public Meeting Notice 9/10/2019
- HOPE Council Final Agenda 9/10/2019
- HOPE Meeting PowerPoint- 9/10/2019
- HOPE Council Public Meeting Notice 11/12/2019
- HOPE Council Public Meeting Notice 3/4/2020
- LODSS PowerPoint from 3/4/2020 Meeting
- LaSOR PowerPoint from 3/4/2020 Meeting
- CAHS Mobile Unit PowerPoint from 3/4/2020 Meeting
- HOPE Council Public Meeting Notice 9/23/2020
- HOPE Coucil Agenda 1/26/2021
- HOPE Council Agenda 3/25/2021
- HOPE Council Public Meeting Notice 6/10/2021
- HOPE Council Agenda 6/10/2021
- HOPE Council Agenda 9/9/2021
- HOPE Meeting PowerPoint- 3/9/23
- HOPE Council Agenda 4/11/24
- HOPE Council Agenda 7/11/24
- HOPE Council Agenda 1/9/25
Catherine Peay
628 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Catherine.Peay@la.gov