You Should Know

There is no MANDATORY license or certification for a sober living home in Louisiana. This means that there is a wide variation of sober homes. How they operate is absolutely unregulated and completely up to the owner or organization who control them. You should seriously consider this when making a decision on where you will reside.

No. There are not females (unless they are family) allowed on Riverhouse property. Wives, mothers and children are allowed to visit.

Yes, absolutely! In fact, we prefer it. We will also provide court reports as needed for your PO or the judge.

No, but we do have a couple of staffing agencies that we have had good luck with in the past.

Unless you are receiving pre-authorized financial assistance from the house, the best case scenario is that you will be charged a late fee each day you are late. The worst case scenario (depending on the circumstances and how chronically you are late, you could have your residence terminated.)

Members must provide their own food, clothing, and toiletries.

Besides the obvious like drugs, weapons, etc. We do not allow members to bring furnishings, other large items, appliances, etc. We never want anything that could get mixed up with the house’s property. Also, it has been our experience that if a resident relapses its very difficult to get larger items picked up and therefore leaving extra unnecessary clutter.

Yes, this is part of what makes Riverhouse so unique in Louisiana. However with that said, our members are expected to require little management. We are not a rehabilitation center. We are sober living. Therefore our members are expected to follow house rules from the start and jump-start their lives without having to be prodded to do it. So while we do have a house manager,  his job is to keep the house healthy, not micromanage your life and “babysit”.

We are not considered a treatment or medical center, nor do we provide any counseling services that are considered professional. However we are also more than just a place to live around other people focusing on sobriety. While we are definitely in the realm of sober living, we are more like “Sober Living Plus” because of the expectations and requirements we have of our members.

  • All members are required to work, volunteer or school at least 20 hours per week (40 hours of work if you are on house credit).
  • Members who do not yet have jobs, will be required to work 20 hours per week finding a job, going to bed early, getting up early, and looking for work between 10am – 5pm, and turning in a minimum of 10 job apps per day.
  • Members will update their House Mentor throughout the day (and will do so often).
  • Updates will be done with photo proof to ensure we know where you are and what you are doing.​

The cost of the Riverhouse is comparative to other sober living homes. More information about the cost can be found here.

More information about becoming a resident of Riverhouse can be found here.

The questions above are specifically aimed at answering the most common questions asked by men wanting to get into the house. There are some additional commonly asked questions that are answered on our FAQ page.