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• La. hospital offering cash reward to those who get COVID vaccine

  July 19, 2021 1:18 PM

  HAMMOND- The North Oaks Foundation is offering a $100 cash incentive to the first 100 people to register and receive the Pfizer BioNTech two-dose COVID-19 vaccine. Participants in the "COVID 100" initiative will receive the first dose of the vaccine Saturday, July 31, and the second dose on Saturday,... more »

• Louisianans can now register for $1M vaccine lottery; click here for details Play Video

  June 21, 2021 2:31 PM

  Monday marks the first day of Louisiana's "Shot at a Million" campaign, allowing residents to register for their shot at the COVID-19 vaccination lottery. Over July, there will be four weekly drawings with prizes of a single $100,000 scholarship for those ages 12 to 17 and a single cash... more »

• As vaccine numbers slide, Louisiana may offer incentives for getting COVID shot

  May 20, 2021 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards said Louisiana is looking at ways to encourage residents who've yet to be vaccinated for COVID-19 to get the shot. Governor Edwards said during a news conference that the state is considering some form of "incentive" to push those still hesitant to... more »

• $150K Powerball ticket sold at Baton Rouge gas station

  August 18, 2020 12:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A lottery ticket worth $150,000 was sold at a retailer in East Baton Rouge. According to Louisiana Lottery, a winning Powerball ticket worth that amount was sold at a Race Trac store on Sherwood Forest Boulevard. The winnings were part of Saturday night's drawing, but it's... more »

• $50,000 Powerball prize still unclaimed from June 14 drawing

  November 9, 2017 10:15 AM

  BATON ROUGE- According to the Louisiana Lottery, no one has claimed the $50,000 Powerball prize from the drawing on June 14. The winning ticket was purchased at Super 1 Foods on Northeast Evangeline Thruway in Carencro. The winner has until Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. to claim the prize.... more »

• $435M Powerball has a winner

  June 10, 2017 1:41 PM

  DES MOINES, Iowa - The winning Powerball numbers have been announced for the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning numbers are as follows. 20-26-32-38-58, Powerball: 3, Power Play: 2 Saturday night's drawing was for an estimated $435 million jackpot. ... more »

• BR woman wins $1 million Powerball prize

  November 3, 2016 2:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE – One Baton Rouge woman won the $1 million Powerball Prize from the Oct. 29 drawing. 38-year-old Tung Le matched five of six numbers to win $1,000,004 which she claimed Monday at Louisiana Lottery headquarters. Le received $700,002 after state and federal tax withholdings. The winning... more »

• Man from Kentucky wins $1 million prize after buying Powerball ticket in Ama

  July 1, 2016 4:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A lucky man from Kentucky is Louisiana's latest Lottery millionaire after he claimed a $1 million Power ball prize from the June 25 drawing. David Henderson of Hawesville, Kentucky, bought his winning ticket at Phillips 66 right off the Mississippi River in Ama. Henderson works about aboard... more »

• Office pool shares $1 million lottery prize Play Video

  May 24, 2013 3:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two dozen members of a local realtor's office who put together a lottery pool claimed their $1 million Powerball prize today. The group received $700,000 to split after state and federal taxes were withheld. They said each member of the pool would receive more then $29,000... more »