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• Find what's owed to you; unclaimed property event Saturday Play Video

  April 12, 2019 6:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state says it has a bunch of money it wants to give back to Louisiana residents. The Louisiana Department of the Treasury and AARP are offering a free shredding event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Whole Foods in Baton Rouge. A number... more »

• Flooding highlights need to complete Comite River Diversion Canal

  August 17, 2016 11:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State Treasurer John Kennedy has called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state to make the Comite River Diversion Canal a priority after recent flooding in South Louisiana. "Once everyone impacted by the floods is safe, we need to sit down and decide... more »

• State Treasurer Kennedy to run for U.S. Senate

  January 26, 2016 8:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - In an email statement, Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy made it official that he is running for U.S. Senate in 2016. Kennedy was just sworn in as state treasurer after winning reelection in October 2015 by an overwhelming 80% of the vote. Kennedy is running for the... more »

• Second Amendment tax holiday Sept. 4-6

  August 27, 2015 1:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Revenue said the annual Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday will take place next week in Louisiana. The holiday waives state and local sales taxes for qualifying purchases of guns, ammo and other hunting supplies from Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6.... more »

• Treasurer Kennedy on Unclaimed Property Play Video

  August 20, 2015 9:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Unclaimed property is just lost money. When a business or government has your money, it has to turn it over to the State Treasurer. It's the treasurer's responsibility to get the money back to its rightful owner. This morning, State Treasurer John Kennedy came on 2une... more »

• Governor Jindal responds to Treasurer on budget Play Video

  March 4, 2013 10:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Jindal used a statement to respond to Treasurer John Kennedy's rebuff of the state's budget. You can see the entire statement here: Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols said: "We appreciate the Treasurer's opinion, but given his long track record of half-baked gimmicks and his... more »