Reserve Family’s Plans for $550,000 Lotto Jackpot Win Live Up to Their Name
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Elmer Newhouse III claimed the $550,000 Lotto jackpot prize from the Dec. 6 drawing on Monday at the Louisiana Lottery, along with his wife Christy and daughter Brittany Babin. The couple plans to make a purchase that lives up to their name.
The Newhouses said they plan to use the money to buy a new truck and invest in a new home. “This house will be ours,” said the 48-year-old Reserve resident who received $385,000 after state and federal tax withholdings.
Elmer Newhouse purchased the winning ticket at Road Runner Food and Fuel in Reserve at the urging of Christy Newhouse. The store received a one-time selling bonus of $5,500 which is 1 percent of the jackpot prize.
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