1990
October 6. Louisiana voters approve a constitutional amendment creating the Louisiana Lottery Corporation by a 7 to 3 margin.
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 1991
September 6. The first instant scratch-off game, Louisiana Treasures, goes on sale.
1992
January 22. The first draw-style jackpot game, Lotto, is introduced with a starting jackpot of $2 million.
August 31. Pick 3 launches with daily drawings.
September 26. The Robert H. LeBas Family Partnership of Church Point claims the largest recorded Lotto jackpot of $21,208,165.
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1993
November. Cumulative Lottery sales top the $1 billion mark.
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 1994
May 8. The Lottery begins using automated drawing machines for daily Pick 3 drawings.
1995
March 5. The Lottery becomes the 19th lottery of the now  44 to join the multistate game Powerball. The Lottery also begins offering Easy 5 until Oct. 1998.
1996
January 15. The Problem Gambling Helpline is launched by the state and the Lottery adds the number to all tickets and advertising.
February 14. Louisiana experiences its first Powerball jackpot winner with two more jackpot-winning tickets sold for the Feb. 29 and July 17 drawings. |
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 1997
March 16. The Lottery begins offering the multistate game Daily Millions until April 1998.
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1998
 October 12. Cash Quest is introduced with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Drawings are increased to five days a week in May 2003 until the game ends in Sept. 2007.
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1999
March 1. Pick 4 is introduced with daily drawings.
December. Cumulative treasury transfers reach $1 billion.
2000
September 9. The Lottery begins offering the multistate game Rolldown until April 2002. |
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2001-2010
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