The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Behavioral Health will be holding a series of regional meetings, or listening tour.
Each stop on the “Conversations on Behavioral Health” listening tour will allow individuals, community representatives and providers an opportunity to share with state officials their ideas and concerns about their experiences with the behavioral health system.
RSVP is not required for attendance, and all meetings are open to the public. For more information, email ldhlistens@la.gov.
From New Orleans to Shreveport and Monroe, the tour includes 15 different meetings at nine locations.
Note that some dates have separate meeting times for providers and community members. The list below shows all the meeting dates, times and locations.
| Date/Time/Location | Date/Time/Location |
| January 23 – Hammond * Provider Session: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Hammond Health Unit 15481 W. Club Deluxe Road Hammond, LA 70403 | February 12 – Alexandria Provider Session: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Community Session: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. LSU – Alexandria, Caffey Annex 8100 La. 71 South Alexandria, LA 71302 |
| January 29 – Lafayette * Provider Session: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Lafayette Public Library – South Branch 6101 Johnston St. Lafayette, LA 70503 | February 14 – Baton Rouge Provider Session: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Community Session: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Louisiana Department of Health Bienville Building, Room 118 628 North 4th St. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 |
| January 30 – New Orleans Provider Session: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Community Session: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Daughters of Charity Health Center Second Floor Auditorium 5630 Read Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70127 | February 19 – Lake Charles Provider Session: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Community Session: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Tower, 12th Floor Conference Room 1 Lakeshore Drive Lake Charles, LA 70629 |
| February 6 – Monroe Provider Session: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Community Session: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Louise Williams Branch Library 140 Bayou Oaks Drive Monroe, LA 71203 | February 25 – Terrebonne Provider Session: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Community Session: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. North Terrebonne Library 4130 West Park Ave. Gray, LA 70359 |
| February 7 – Shreveport * Provider Session: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Brentwood Hospital Gymnasium 1006 Highland Ave. Shreveport, LA 71101 |
*Community session hosted by the Louisiana Mental Health Coalition