About this Sober House
Oxford House Convocation — Sober Living in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oxford House Convocation is a peer-run sober living home for men at 8228 Sycamore Place, New Orleans, LA. It is listed with room for 10 residents and no reported openings. It sits in Orleans Parish County.
Reported information for Oxford House Convocation
- Address: 8228 Sycamore Place, New Orleans, LA 70118
- County: Orleans Parish
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 10 residents
- Reported vacancies: no reported openings
- Interview schedule: Tuesday at 6:00pm
- Contact: Contact Juan at (985) 233-1272
- House phone: (337) 557-0220
- Map: View the reported location
At 10 beds it is larger than most of the 205 Oxford Houses listed in Louisiana. The last vacancy report showed all 10 beds spoken for. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 6:00pm. Contact Juan at (985) 233-1272 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Sober living costs and rent help in Louisiana
Sober living in Louisiana typically runs around $155 a week. Oxford Houses work differently: members divide the home's real costs between them rather than paying a fixed rent, so ask the house what its share comes to. By way of comparison, Louisiana's median gross rent is $1,064 monthly. People who cannot pay a share up front commonly use programmes such as Permanent Supportive Housing and SSVF and HUD-VASH. Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health handles recovery-housing funding for the state.
The Oxford House model and the resident interview
Oxford Houses are self-governing households, financially self-supporting and required to stay substance-free. New members are accepted by the current residents, so a listed opening is a reason to call rather than a bed held in anyone's name.
Certification and oversight in Louisiana
Louisiana has no licensing regime for recovery housing. An Oxford House holds a charter from Oxford House, Inc. instead of state affiliate certification, which is why it is generally absent from state certified-home lists. Fair housing protection comes from federal law and from Louisiana Fair Housing Law (Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 51:2606).
Nearby Oxford Houses in New Orleans and Orleans Parish County
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House 504 in New Orleans, about 0.1 miles away; Oxford House Palmer Park in New Orleans, about 0.1 miles away; Oxford House Crescent City Deuces in New Orleans, about 0.3 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 14 in New Orleans, 205 in Louisiana. Browse recovery housing in New Orleans or sober living across Louisiana.
The vacancy figures above date from 09/07/2026. Bed counts and contacts change between updates. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
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.
