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Winn Parish allocates $110,000 in opioid settlement funds to DA and district court
Summary
The Winn Parish Police Jury voted to vacate a 2023 transfer authorization and approved distributions of $100,000 to the Winn Parish District Attorney’s office and $10,000 to the 8th Judicial District Court for opioid interdiction, prosecution, pretrial administration and related matters.
The Winn Parish Police Jury on Jan. 20 voted to rescind an earlier authorization regarding opioid funds and to reallocate $110,000 in settlement proceeds for prosecution and court support. Juror Kyle Potts moved to vacate the Dec. 18, 2023 authorization that had transferred opioid funds to the judge and district attorney; the motion passed. The jury then approved two distributions: $100,000 to the Winn Parish District Attorney’s office for "opioid interdiction, prosecution and related matters" and $10,000 to the 8th Judicial District Court in Winn Parish for pretrial administration, drug testing and staff training.
The motions were made in sequence: vacating the prior transfer (mover Kyle Potts, second Deionne Carpenter) and then approving the $100,000 distribution (mover Author Robinson, second Darrell Franks). The $10,000 distribution was moved by Deionne Carpenter and seconded by Kyle Potts. The minutes record the votes as carried under the same voting pattern used on other agenda items.
The minutes do not enumerate specific line-item uses beyond the broad categories listed in the motions, nor do they identify an implementing schedule; the funds are intended to support prosecution and court-related pretrial services tied to opioid cases.
