Commission on Addictive Disorders

Name Commission on Addictive Disorders
Contact Person Carol S. Foret - Program Manager 1-A, Office of Behavioral Health
Mailing Address Post Office Box 4049
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049
Phone Number 225-342-8944
Fax Number 225-342-3931
Board Email Carol.Foret@LA.GOV
Website --
Legal Authority R.S. 46:2500
Year Created 1984
Organizational Placement Department of Health and Hospitals
Purpose/Function The commission serves as the advisory board for the Office of Behavioral Health on state policy with respect to addictive disorders; advises other state entities on state addictive disorders policy; recommends policy, program initiatives and goals relative to addictive disorders prevention and treatment to be included in an annual state plan; and serves as a liaison to state and local entities advocating prevention and treatment of addictive disorders.
Number of Entity Members: Number Authorized: 13
Number Currently Serving: 10
Number of Entity Meetings: Actual number in prior year: 12
Estimated number in current year: 12
The Entity is:
Active   Inactive   Not fully organized   Disbanded   Never fully organized
Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements?
Yes   No
Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds?
Yes   No
Entity Member Per Diem:
  Amount Authorized: $0      per meeting   per meeting day   per day spent on board business   None

Total entity member per diem:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Salaries:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions:
Classified: 0
Unclassified: 0
Part-time: 0
Entity Fiscal Year End:
4/30         7/31         10/31         Other (identify date)
6/30         9/30         12/31         None
Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs:
    Employees:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs

    Members:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs
A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments          State Agency:
Travel Reimbursements    State Agency: Office of Behavioral Health
Other (explain)    State Agency:
Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2?
   Yes    No
  If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below:
  Budget Unit Name:
  Budget Schedule Number:
Notes Information reported in the Boards and Commissions Database is based on a State Fiscal Year. (July 1 thru June 30)

Mr. George McHugh,Member-at-Large,Vice Chair, Liaison from Region IV-Lafayette passed away Friday, February 15, 2013.

Effective June 28, 2013 two new Commission members were appointed to the LCAD by the Governor. The appointees were:

Mr. Michael Slocum, of Pineville, retired from the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office and served as the former Commander of the Narcotics Division. He now works for the Depart. of Public Safety & Corrections with the LA Board of Parole. Mr. Slocum will be appointed to serve as a gubernatorial appointee.

Dr. Susan C. Tucker, of Plain Dealing, is the Assist. Warden & Chief Psychologist at Forcht-Wade Correctional Center & the LA State-Wide Sex Offender Tx Program Coordinator & the LA State-Wide Substance Abuse Program Coordinator. Dr. Tucker will be appointed to serve as a gubernatorial appointee.

Dr. Anthony Speier, OBH Assist. Secretary retired Tuesday, 10/29/13.

Dr. Rochelle Dunham became the Interim Assist. Secretary of OBH effective Wednesday, 10/30/13.

Effective 11/22/13 one new Commission member was appointed to the LCAD by the Governor. The appointee was:

Kerri Cunningham, of Lafayette, is the Dire. of Clinical Services at Victory Addiction Recovery Center in Lafayette. Kerri will be appointed to serve as a gubernatorial appointee.

Dr. Rochelle Dunham was confirmed as the OBH Assist. Secretary effective Monday, 6/2/14.

Mr. Lloyd Hernandez term expired on Monday, 6/30/14. He did not reconfirm his Commission member position.

Jon Lance Nickelson submitted a written letter of resignation from the LCAD effective 10/3/2014. He represented the NEDHSA, formally Region VIII.

Through HB 451/ACT 401 during the SFY 2015 Legislative Session the Louisiana Commission on Addictive Disorders (LCAD) was abolished effective August 1, 2015. SFY
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