About this Sober House
Oxford House Selene — Women Sober Living in Lake Charles, Louisiana
In Lake Charles, Louisiana, Oxford House Selene is a peer-run sober living home serving women. Records show room for 7 residents and no reported openings. Calcasieu Parish County is the surrounding county.
Location and vacancy details for Oxford House Selene
- Address: 445 Washington St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- County: Calcasieu Parish
- Resident group: women
- Reported capacity: 7 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: daily at 7:00pm
- Contact: Call (337) 240-8258
- House phone: (337) 240-8258
- Map: View the reported location
At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 205 Oxford Houses listed in Louisiana. The last vacancy report showed all 7 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as daily at 7:00pm. Call (337) 240-8258 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in Louisiana
Expect sober living in Louisiana to run about $155 a week. Members of an Oxford House split the real cost of running the home, so this house's share is its own — the residents are the only ones who can quote it. For comparison, median gross rent across Louisiana is $1,064 a month. Residents short of the first payment often go through Permanent Supportive Housing and SSVF and HUD-VASH or similar state funding. Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health is the state agency that oversees this funding.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are self-governing households, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and required to stay substance-free. New members are voted in by a house vote, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.
Recovery housing standards in Louisiana
Louisiana does not licence recovery residences as facilities. An Oxford House answers to Oxford House, Inc. rather than to a state certifying body, so it rarely appears on state registers. Residents are protected by the federal Fair Housing Act and by Louisiana Fair Housing Law (Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 51:2606).
Other Oxford Houses near Lake Charles, LA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Magnolia South in Lake Charles, about 0.3 miles away; Oxford House Crying Eagle in Lake Charles, about 0.5 miles away; Oxford House Targaryen in Lake Charles, about 0.7 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 15 in Lake Charles, 16 across Calcasieu Parish County, 205 in Louisiana. Browse recovery housing in Lake Charles or sober living across Louisiana.
Last vacancy update: 09/02/2025. An opening shown here may already be filled. Verify directly with the house first.
Oxford House in Louisiana
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In Louisiana, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
