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  • No big winners in Lotto, Powerball drawings

    May 9, 2013 2:57 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana Lottery Corp. reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multi-state Powerball drawings Wednesday night. Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $475,000 prize. The prize will rise to an estimated $500,000 for the next... more »
  • Millions in other lotto prizes won in La.

    November 29, 2012 4:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - While nobody in Louisiana won the big Powerball jackpot last night, there were several other cash prizes handed out. The state lottery office said more than 171,000 Powerball players won more than $2.1 million in the drawing, including one ticket worth $1 million. Lottery spokesperson... more »
  • Powerball jackpot swells to $550 million

    November 28, 2012 11:21 AM

    DES MOINES, Iowa - The record Powerball jackpot just keeps rising. It now stands at $550 million after officials say brisk sales keep driving up the payout amount. The jackpot was boosted to $500 million on Tuesday and raised again Wednesday morning to $550 million. A winner taking the cash... more »
  • Ponchatoula woman wins $740,380 Lotto prize

    September 11, 2012 2:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A 66-year-old woman from Ponchatoula has claimed the $740,380 Louisiana Lotto jackpot from the Sept. 8 drawing. Patsy McKnight held the sole winning ticket. Lottery officials said Tuesday she picked up the prize - $518,266 after federal and state taxes were withheld - on Monday at lottery... more »
  • Rhode Island ticket wins $325M Powerball

    February 12, 2012 11:23 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says a ticket bought in Rhode Island won the $325 million multi-state Powerball jackpot, but nobody won the top prizes in Louisiana's Lotto or Easy 5 games. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot falls to $40 million, while estimated jackpots rise to $675,000 for Lotto... more »
  • 46-year-old claims winning Lotto ticket

    November 23, 2010 11:44 AM

    WALKER- Chet Bourg bought the winning $250,000 Lotto ticket at a town convenience store on Walker Road South. Bourg, 46, received $175,000 after state and federal taxes were withheld. Murphy USA gets a one-time selling bonus of $2500- one percent of the jackpot. The winning numbers for the Nov. 20... more »
  • Casino revenue numbers lower than last year's

    July 20, 2010 11:49 AM

    Winnings for Louisiana's state-licensed casinos fell 8.3 percent over the past year. State police say that for the fiscal year ending June 30, the 13 riverboat casinos, Harrah's land casino in New Orleans and the four race track casinos took in $2.33 billion. That's down from $2.54 billion for... more »

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