The recipient entity's physical address:
           1125 N. Tonti Street New Orleans, LA 70119

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           1125 N. Tonti Street New Orleans, LA 70119

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  3677

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $7,000,000

What type of request is this?  Capital Outlay Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Dr. Robert Matheney, Chair - 295 English Turn Drive, New Orleans, LA 70131
Dr. Lucinda DeGrange, Ph.D., President - 7513 Maple St., New Orleans, LA 70118
Darryl Harrison, Vice President - 531 Atlantic Ave., New Orleans, LA 70114
Jarrod Broussard,Vice President- PO Box 750668, New Orleans, LA 70175
Linda Tresemer, Treasurer- 1475 N Roberston St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Robert Moffett, Secretary- 2037 Dauphine St. New Orleans, LA 70116
Samuel Brantley- 2207 Milan Street Unit C New Orleans, LA 70115
Dr. Derrick Freeman- 2818 Annunciation Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
Paul Harris- 1947 Hope Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Ryan Hildebrand- 7277 Canal Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124
Rebecca Miller- 801 Pontalba, New Orleans, LA 70124
Madison O’Malley- 5255 Congress Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Dr. Ken Roy- 4824 Cleary Ave. Metairie, La. 70002
Elizabeth Salathe- 7109 Walmsley Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125
Shaun Ved- 4948 Folse Drive, Metairie, La 70006
Edward C. Carlson, Odyssey House Louisiana Chief Executive Officer-92 Fontainebleau Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125
Kathy Laborde, Gulf Coast Housing Partnership President & CEO, 1626A Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70113

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) requests that $7,000,000 in Priority 5 funding be moved to Priority 1 to acquire and renovate a residential treatment facility in New Orleans. The facility will integrate problem gambling treatment with OHL’s existing addiction
treatment services.
Gambling activity in Louisiana has grown sharply since this project began in 2022. Over that period, gaming and gambling generated approximately $27.3 billion in total revenue, $7 billion in net revenue, and $4 billion in state and local taxes. FY26 total revenue reached $6.8 billion, nearly double FY22. Since the legalization of sports betting, the Louisiana Association on
Compulsive Gambling has reported rising rates of gambling addiction, and, as of 2026, WalletHub ranks Louisiana 5th among the
most gambling-addicted states.
Treatment capacity has not kept pace. Louisiana has only one residential problem gambling program, located in Shreveport. The
Greater New Orleans area, the state’s largest metro, has none, leaving residents of south Louisiana without residential care close
to home.
Residential treatment is critical for individuals whose gambling disorder is severe, has caused serious financial or family harm, or
co-occurs with substance use or mental health conditions. Co-occurrence is the norm: one study estimates that 94% of people
with gambling problems have at least one co-occurring mental health or addiction disorder (Price et al., 2021). Embedding gambling treatment within substance use disorder programming lets staff treat these conditions together.
OHL operates a full continuum of behavioral health care and has the infrastructure to absorb problem gambling services into
existing operations. The need that prompted this project remains urgent, and OHL is ready to begin acquisition and renovation
as soon as funding moves to Priority 1.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $7,750,000
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $750,000
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $250,000

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          Not Applicable

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          Currently, there are no residential gambling treatment facilities in the New Orleans Metropolitan Area or in close proximity to the metro area. The 2016 Louisiana Study of Problem Gambling estimated there were over 280,000 persons in Louisiana who could have gambling problems that need to be assessed or treated. Problem gambling is gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any major area of life: psychological, physical, social or vocational. Unfortunately, very few individuals are able to seek treatment due to the lack of treatment options. The only residential resource in Louisiana is located in Shreveport, a considerable driving distance that would be considered a large barrier to treatment. With the recent legalization of sports betting in Louisiana, it stands to reason that the numbers of individuals at risk for problem gambling in Louisiana will increase.
OHL is the largest nonprofit addiction treatment provider agency in the state. Although located in New Orleans, OHL
acts as a "safety net" provider for the entire state, with nearly 1,600 people each month receiving substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, primary care and mental health services from OHL's highly qualified and experienced clinical staff. OHL provides residential treatment program for men and women and also offers two Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) that provide vital primary medical care services, regardless of ability to pay, to thousands of individuals each year. As OHL operates a continuum of care for behavioral health services, it has the organizational capacity and internal resources to wrap problem gambling treatment into its service operations.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          OHL's New Orleans-based facility would more than double state capacity for gambling addiction treatment. This project will allow for strengthening of Louisiana's critical behavioral health infrastructure and expansion of services for the citizens of Louisiana during a time of intense need. By September 2022, people across the state had wagered nearly $1.5 billion on sports so far this year, according to Louisiana Gaming Board Chairman. This rise in popularity around sports betting will lead to more people falling into addiction and this program seeks to add much needed treatment resources to the entire state.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           12 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
              

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 Louisiana Department of Health/ Office of Behavioral Health
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Louisiana Department of Health/ Medicaid
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               Problem Gambling Residential Treatment (no rate information is currently known as these services are not currently in operation).


Contact Information
name:  Edward Carlson 
                                       address:  1125 N. Tonti St
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
                                       phone:  5044949628
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  ecarlson@ohlinc.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Chief Executive Officer