About this Sober House
Oxford House Gumbo — Sober Living in Mandeville, Louisiana
In Mandeville, Louisiana, Oxford House Gumbo is a peer-run sober living home serving women, including women with children. Records show room for 9 residents and 1 reported opening. The address is in St. Tammany Parish County.
Oxford House Gumbo — key facts for prospective residents
- Address: 108 Forest Dr, Mandeville, LA 70471
- County: St. Tammany Parish
- Resident group: women, including women with children
- Reported capacity: 9 residents
- Reported vacancies: 1 reported opening
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 6:00pm
- Contact: Contact Koren at (985) 334-3169
- House phone: (985) 981-6231
- Map: View the reported location
At 9 beds it is larger than most of the 205 Oxford Houses listed in Louisiana. The last report put 8 of those 9 beds in use, leaving 1 reported opening. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 6:00pm. Contact Koren at (985) 334-3169 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
What sober living costs in Louisiana, and how residents pay for it
A sober living bed in Louisiana usually costs about $155 a week. An equal share of the home's actual costs is what Oxford House members pay, so the number above describes the market rather than this house. Median gross rent in Louisiana, for comparison, is $1,064 a month. Where paying the share is not possible, state-funded help such as Permanent Supportive Housing and SSVF and HUD-VASH is the usual route. Funding of this kind runs through Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health.
How the Oxford House model works
Oxford Houses are run by the people who live in them, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and kept free of alcohol and illicit drugs. New members are taken on by a house vote, so calling the house is the only way to learn what is actually free.
Certification and oversight in Louisiana
Louisiana has no licensing regime for recovery housing. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. Fair housing protection comes from federal law and from Louisiana Fair Housing Law (Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 51:2606).
If Oxford House Gumbo is full — other houses near Mandeville
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Pearl in Mandeville, about 1.2 miles away; Oxford House Bye-Water in Mandeville, about 1.3 miles away; Oxford House St. Tammany in Mandeville, about 1.5 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 8 in Mandeville, 16 across St. Tammany Parish County, 205 in Louisiana. Browse recovery housing in Mandeville or sober living across Louisiana.
Vacancy information was last reported 09/07/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Confirm with the current members before acting on this.
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.
