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Council directs opioid‑abatement dollars to family services and drug court after review of oversight steps
Summary
The Iberia Parish Council approved reallocating opioid settlement funds on April 9, removing an immediate additional DA allocation and approving $85,000 for family services and $200,000 for the adult drug court program, with conditions for cooperative agreements and documentation.
The Iberia Parish Council and its finance committee on April 9 amended the parish’s opioid‑abatement fund allocations, approving a targeted $85,000 for family services in the district attorney’s office and $200,000 for the 16th Judicial District adult drug court program after staff and legal counsel outlined oversight and documentation requirements.
County finance staff explained that $325,384 was already in the parish’s 2022–2024 budget for the district attorney’s office and that additional documentation and a cooperative endeavor agreement would be required before…
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