Recent News

Detox Temporarily Moved to Bohn

our Medically Supported Detox facility at 4730 Washington Ave. sustained heavy damage due to the storm. While the facility does have power, it is currently uninhabitable and will required notable repair work before we can move clients back to this location....

Briscoe Re-Opening

After being closed for over a year after the devastation of Hurricane Laura, OHL Briscoe is officially back in action and serving clients! OHL hosted the ceremonial reopening ribbon cutting ceremony for its Briscoe-Lake Charles facility. This event was...

Transformative Grant Partner

Odyssey House is proud to have been awarded as a Gilead COMPASS Initiative 2021 Transformative Grant Partner! As a recipient of this 18-month grant, OHL will help to combat the spread of HIV in the South through educational trainings surrounding HIV education...

Community Clean Up

OHL participated in a community clean up effort on S. Claiborne, as part of an ongoing effort to help to clean vacant and blighted areas. The area is in very close proximity to our 732 N. Claiborne facility, which most recently housed our Sobering Center....

Client Success Story!

We are so proud to share the stories of our clients who have completed the program and move on to accomplish amazing things. Meet Gary, who is now a local business owner and author! Read all about his path to “Recoding Recovery” here!

26 Mar

OHL Presentation at UN NGO Event

COO Shawny Robey presented on behalf of OHL at a United Nations NGO Committee on the Status of Women virtual event. OHL was on a panel titled “Addressing Gender Based Violence: a key element in gender-sensitive addiction treatment programs”,...

19 Mar

Mayor Visit to OHL Briscoe!

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter visited our Lake Charles-Briscoe facility as part of his tour of Lake Charles-area businesses and facilities that are rebounding after Hurricane Laura. We are thankful to be considered a notable resource to the City of Lake...

05 Mar

COVID Unit is Open!

After months of preparation, our standalone COVID-19 Isolation/Quarantine Unit is open! We moved three clients from our temporary second floor isolation unit into the official unit yesterday. This was a tremendous team effort and we appreciate all of...