ADAP in Louisiana — AIDS Drug Assistance Program eligibility and enrollment
The number
Louisiana Drug Assistance Program (LADAP) supports 8,300 people living with HIV in Louisiana, with an income cap at 400% of the federal poverty line.
Ryan White Part B
Louisiana Department of Health, STD/HIV/Hepatitis Program
State ADAP
Louisiana Drug Assistance Program (LADAP)
Income cap 400% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Louisiana PrEP Access Program
Louisiana Drug Assistance Program (LADAP) eligibility + enrollment
Louisiana Drug Assistance Program (LADAP) serves 8,300 people, with an income eligibility cap at 400% of the federal poverty line. In Louisiana that means your gross annual income can be up to $61,004 for a household of one (at 2025 HHS poverty guidelines) and you still qualify. ADAP is the 'payer of last resort' for HIV medications: it covers people with no insurance, fills the gap for people on Medicare Part D, and pays co-pays for people on commercial insurance.
What ADAP covers: all FDA-approved antiretroviral medications on the state formulary (every ADAP covers the WHO-recommended first-line regimens), plus many opportunistic-infection prophylaxis drugs, lab work in states where the ADAP pays for labs directly, and in some states hepatitis B and C treatment. Louisiana Drug Assistance Program (LADAP)'s formulary is published on the state health department website and is updated at least annually.
How to enroll: a case manager at a Ryan White Part B or Part C clinic completes the application with you. You'll need proof of HIV diagnosis (a lab report or physician letter), proof of Louisiana residency, proof of income (pay stubs, tax return, benefit letter), and documentation of insurance status. Decisions typically return within two weeks; medications are dispensed through participating pharmacies at no cost once you're enrolled. Recertification is annual.
The state HIV info line is 1-504-568-7474; the case-management team can match you to the nearest Ryan White clinic for same-week intake. Long-time Black residents name CrescentCare and Priority Health Care as the local institutions that show up consistently — both are listed below.
CrescentCare. CrescentCare (formerly NO/AIDS Task Force) in New Orleans is Louisiana's largest HIV service organization and an FQHC, serving about 4,800 people living with HIV across Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard parishes with integrated primary care, PrEP, and ADAP fulfillment.
Priority Health Care. Priority Health Care in Marrero, Louisiana, is a Black-owned Ryan White Part B contractor and FQHC serving the West Bank with integrated HIV primary care, hepatitis C co-infection treatment, and a specialized program for Black trans women.
For Black families in Louisiana
The South carries the heaviest HIV burden in the country: Black Southern residents make up roughly 14% of the U.S. population but account for more than half of new Black HIV diagnoses nationally. Of the 23,100 people living with HIV in Louisiana, a disproportionate share are Black residents — 69% of the new diagnoses each year, same proportion or higher of the cumulative prevalence. ADAP is what keeps many of those residents virally suppressed, because the alternative — paying retail for daily antiretrovirals — would run roughly $30,000-$40,000 a year. If your income has you worried about whether you qualify, call the state HIV line first. Ryan White case managers know the eligibility rules better than most insurance navigators and will pull you through the application rather than bouncing you to paperwork.
Named HIV testing + PrEP sites in Louisiana
CrescentCare — Elysian Fields Clinic
New Orleans, LA • 1-504-821-2601
CrescentCare — Midtown Clinic
New Orleans, LA • 1-504-821-2601
Priority Health Care — Marrero
Marrero, LA • 1-504-309-2023
Philadelphia Center — Shreveport
Shreveport, LA • 1-318-222-2437
HAART (HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two) — Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA • 1-225-927-2273
LSU HIV Outpatient Program (HOP) Clinic
New Orleans, LA • 1-504-412-1400
Where to get help in Louisiana
- Louisiana HIV info line: 1-504-568-7474 — staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Louisiana Department of Health, STD/HIV/Hepatitis Program landing page: https://ldh.la.gov/subhome/15.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Louisiana: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/la/.
- State health data for Louisiana: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/louisiana/.
- Louisiana Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/louisiana/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project — the current national ADAP eligibility + formulary reference.
References & primary sources
- Louisiana Department of Health, STD/HIV/Hepatitis Program: https://ldh.la.gov/subhome/15.
- CDC HIV Surveillance Report 2022: cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/hiv-surveillance.html. Source for state-level new diagnoses and race-stratified counts.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantee list: ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/grants/part-b.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project 2024 Annual Report: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project. Source for ADAP income cap + enrollment + PrEP-DAP data.
- AIDSVu state profile: aidsvu.org/state/louisiana/.
- Kaiser Family Foundation, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program fact sheet: kff.org/global-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-ryan-white-hivaids-program.
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