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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorney General Liz Murrill said Louisiana will receive $69 million from the multi-billion-dollar Purdue Pharma opioid settlement.
Fifty-five attorneys general agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sackler family members. Murrill said the settlement resulted in the end of the Sacklers’ control over the company and ability to sell opioids.
“My office will continue to hold these opioid companies’ feet to the fire for contributing to the national opioid epidemic. This settlement will bring much needed funds to Louisiana to help combat the effects of this crisis,” said Murrill.
State and local governments in Louisiana will get $69,795,302 from the settlement over the next 15 years, with most funds to be distributed in the first three years. Murrill’s office said the majority of funds will go to the Opioid Abatement Trust and be distributed to parishes.
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