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Ponchatoula Man Claims $1.1 Million Lotto Jackpot

Oct 18, 2016

BATON ROUGE – Wendell Stanga was in disbelief when he checked the numbers on his Louisiana Lottery Lotto ticket after the Aug. 20 drawing and saw that he won the...

Lottery Drawings Produce $7.3 Million in Winnings in September While Scratch-Off Winners Claim $10.8 Million

Oct 18, 2016

BATON ROUGE – From purchasing a new truck to paying a hunting lease, Louisiana Lottery players had exciting plans for some of the more than $10.8 million in scratch-off prizes...

Louisiana Lottery Announces Winners from First SAINTS GOLD Scratch-off Second-Chance Drawing and Deadline for Second Drawing

Oct 18, 2016

Vickie Dobernig of Dry Prong had her nonwinning SAINTS GOLD scratch-off selected from more than 10,000 entries in the Louisiana Lottery’s first second-chance drawing held Sept. 20 to win a...

Central Man Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize

Oct 18, 2016

BATON ROUGE – Central resident James Lapeze couldn’t believe his eyes when he checked the numbers on his Louisiana Lottery Powerball ticket after the Oct. 1 drawing and saw that...

Lottery President Rose J. Hudson Elected President of North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries

Oct 18, 2016

Oct 10, 2016 Louisiana Lottery President Rose J. Hudson was elected president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) at its annual conference in Atlanta this October. Representing...

Lottery Records Best Sales Year in History With Revenue Up for 6th Consecutive Fiscal Year

Oct 10, 2016

Celebrating its 25th year of operations, the Louisiana Lottery toppled its record first full fiscal year of sales, ending 2016 with $508.3 million in revenue, $13.6 million more than in...