Before they were against it, Laurel leaders expressed support for psychiatric hospital

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 1,438

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago


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Before at least one state legislator was against a state psychiatric facility in Laurel, he was for it.

And despite accusations of the community of backroom deals and discussions by Laurel’s city leaders, a meeting in October showed that many of the details residents have alleged have been kept out of the public view were discussed in detail at a city council workshop.

The total number of members of the public who attended that Oct. …

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