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Louisiana woman realized she had won $1 million on lottery after Facebook post from family memberNews Story
A mother is celebrating her $1 million Louisiana Lottery prize after being completely unaware she had won. Lala Singleton only remembered to check her ticket after her sister-in-law, from Connecticut, tagged her in a Facebook article that said the winner was from her hometown of Baton Rouge. Singleton, a 'every once in a while' player of the Powerball lottery, couldn't believe that her chosen five white balls matched those she needed for the jackpot. 'Once I checked my ticket, I just
Jul 7, 2019, 8:13 pm - Lottery News

Nearly $10 million in Louisiana Lottery winnings go unclaimed every yearNews Story
An unclaimed $1 million lottery ticket sold at a gas station near North Rampart Street in August, 2018 just expired in February, but there are millions of dollars in unclaimed prizes still up for grabs. The odds of winning the Louisiana Lotto is 1-in-3.8 million, but you don't have to win the jackpot to get a hefty pay out. We've had four winners this year, and one of them is for $10,000 and no one has claimed it yet, Richard Tallo, owner of Carwash Depot in Ponchatoula, said. Tallo is
May 13, 2019, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Couple finds winning $1.8M lottery ticket while cleaning house for ThanksgivingNews Story
Claims prize two weeks before expiration Harold and Tina Ehrenberg hit the jackpot literally as they tidied up their Mandeville, Louisiana, home this week while preparing to host a Thanksgiving crowd. On a nightstand in their bedroom, Tina stumbled upon a few forgotten lottery tickets and one was a winning ticket that entitled them to a $1.8 million jackpot. But that's not even the craziest part. It turns out the pair claimed the prize just in the nick of time. Winnings for draw-style lott
Nov 23, 2018, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Mississippi governor appoints lottery corporationNews Story
Amid the lottery fever sweeping the United States, Mississippi took a step closer to starting a state lottery. The Governor unveiled the first members of the Mississippi lottery board. Governor Phil Bryant says with revenue leaving the state by millions, the new lottery board is the first of many to keep Mississippians playing the lottery at home. We were losing $70 million dollars a year with Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee and Mississippians going across the border and buying lotte
Oct 22, 2018, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Mississippi lawmakers approve lottery billNews Story
Governor promises to sign into law The Mississippi House reversed itself Tuesday and passed a bill to create a state lottery in the Bible Belt state where churches have long opposed it. The vote came during a special session, less than 24 hours after the House originally voted to kill the bill that the state's Republican governor promises to sign into law. There was no debate Tuesday as a few representatives changed their votes from no to yes. Mississippi is one of six states without a
Aug 29, 2018, 11:04 am - Lottery News

Louisiana man rescues $200,000 lottery ticket from the trashNews Story
A Louisiana man who won a $200,000 jackpot said he had to rescue the winning ticket from the trash after it was thrown away by a family member. Bryan Cureington, 35, of Monroe told Louisiana Lottery officials that a family member scratched off his $10 Make My Year lottery ticket for him and tossed it in the garbage when they determined it wasn't a winner. Cureington said he rescued the ticket, purchased from the Muse Food Mart in Monroe, from the trash to double-check it and discovered it
May 27, 2018, 11:50 am - Lottery News

Mississippi lawmakers could debate creation of a lotteryNews Story
Mississippi residents for years have been crossing into Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee to buy lottery tickets. In 2018, lawmakers could debate whether Mississippi will join the large majority of states that offer games of chance. Supporters say money being spent on lottery tickets elsewhere could, instead, be spent in Mississippi, creating revenue to help pay for highways, schools or other state government services. If that money is going to go to educate children and it's going to
Dec 27, 2017, 11:42 am - Lottery News

$191 million Louisiana Powerball lottery winner claims prizeNews Story
An October Powerball drawing that awarded a $191 million jackpot to a ticket purchased in Louisiana was claimed by an attorney representing a partnership, in order to mask the winners from public scrutiny. Lafayette attorney Jean C. Breaux Jr. appeared at Lottery headquarters Tuesday morning with the Powerball ticket worth an estimated $191.1 million and claimed the prize via a Power of Attorney on behalf of his client, a three-member family partnership. The group, 292 Family Partnership,
Dec 14, 2017, 9:40 am - Lottery News

Mississippi lottery committee plans final meetingNews Story
What is expected to be the final meeting of House Speaker Philip Gunn's lottery study committee is scheduled for Nov. 16 at the Mississippi Capitol. Gunn formed the study committee in April in response to efforts in the House to pass lottery legislation. After the November meeting, the plan is for legislative staff to compile the information garnered by the nine-member committee into a report to be presented to the Mississippi House before the 2018 session starts in January. The study comm
Oct 29, 2017, 9:26 am - Lottery News

Louisiana ticket wins $191 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Updated with store that sold the winning ticket and additional details By Todd Northrop A single ticket sold in Louisiana has won the $191.1 million Powerball jackpot in Wednesday's drawing, lottery officials announced early Thursday. The winning ticket in Wednesday's drawing was sold at Brownie's, located at 150 West Maple in Eunice, a small town in Cajun country that straddles Acadia and St. Landry parishes. The store will receive a bonus of $25,000 or 1 percent of Louisiana's con
Oct 26, 2017, 8:41 am - Lottery News