Lafayette Woman Claims $694,000 Lotto Jackpot
Louisiana - 10/13/2009
Rita Thibodeaux of Lafayette was the sole winner of the $694,398 Lotto jackpot from the Sept. 30 drawing. READ MORE

Lottery Announces Winners of First Saints Second-Chance Drawing
Louisiana - 10/09/2009
Jackie Stepp of Houma is a big New Orleans Saints fan. She and her husband host a "Saints party" every game day, but she has never been to a game to watch "her team" play. READ MORE

Study Break "Pays Off" for SLU Student
Louisiana - 10/01/2009
Southeastern Louisiana University student Wesley Pfeiffer, age 23, was pleasantly surprised early Sunday morning when he took a break from studying to check the winning Powerball numbers and realized he won $10,000. READ MORE

Louisiana Lottery to Launch New Orleans Saints Theme Scratch-Off Sept. 8th
Louisiana - 09/01/2009
Less than a week before the New Orleans Saints' first regular season game, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation will launch a Saints game of its own. READ MORE

Powerball Prize Set to Expire Sept. 28
Louisiana - 09/01/2009
As of today, no one has stepped forward to claim a $10,000 Powerball prize won on April 1. The winning ticket was purchased at Premium Unleaded on Old Spanish Trail in Slidell and is set to expire Sept. 28. READ MORE

Lake Charles Couple Gets More than Groceries during Routine Trip to the Store
Louisiana - 09/01/2009
A routine trip to the grocery store turned out to be anything but ordinary for the Fournerat family from Lake Charles. READ MORE

Louisiana Lottery's Second-Best Fiscal Year Gives Louisiana a Reason to Smile
Louisiana - 07/27/2009
Exceeding what the state expected by about $12.2 million, the Louisiana Lottery had no problem fulfilling its mission to maximize revenue for public education. READ MORE

Texas Man Happy to Return to Louisiana to Claim Match-5 Powerball Prize
Louisiana - 06/22/2009
A week-long trip to Louisiana paid off in big way for Rily Broussard Jr., but it wasn't until he returned home that he checked his Powerball ticket from the June 13 drawing to find he had won $200,000. READ MORE

Lafayette Resident Claims Easy 5 Jackpot
Louisiana - 06/22/2009
Theresa Gallien of Lafayette should be thankful for the good night's sleep she got Saturday June 13. READ MORE

New Orleans Resident Claims Half of the $275,000 Lotto Jackpot from the June 13 Drawing
Louisiana - 06/19/2009
Virginia Pryor of New Orleans claimed her half of the $275,000 Lotto jackpot from the June 13 drawing. READ MORE

Mississippi Man Claims $200,000 Powerball Prize
Louisiana - 06/08/2009
Russell Oliver of Foxworth, Miss., nearly caused a traffic jam when he checked his Powerball ticket from the May 30 drawing to find he won $200,000. READ MORE

Baton Rouge Woman Claims $10,000 Powerball Prize
Louisiana - 06/08/2009
Cynthia Walker of Baton Rouge had a noisy house Sunday after she checked her Powerball tickets from the May 30 drawing and discovered she won $10,000. READ MORE

Louisiana Lottery Reports More Than $10.4 Million in Winning Draw-Style Tickets During May
Louisiana - 06/05/2009
Taking a family vacation, depositing money into savings, and donating money to charity are just a few of the ways winners of the Louisiana Lottery's draw-style games plan to spend the more than $10.4 million won in May. READ MORE

Kinder Man Claims $11,000 Top Prize From Scratch-Off
Louisiana - 05/05/2009
Aniceto Vargas of Kinder likes to play $2 scratch-offs from the Louisiana Lottery, and recently he received an extra surprise -- an $11,000 top prize from an Aces & 8's ticket! READ MORE

Bernice Woman Surprised By Claiming $200,775 Easy 5 Jackpot
Louisiana - 04/16/2009
Coming in to the Lottery's Monroe regional office, Julia Wells of Bernice had no idea she was about to become $200,775 richer - the amount of the Easy 5 jackpot from the April 4 drawing. READ MORE

Louisiana Lottery Transfers Over $11.7 Million in March Revenue to the State Treasury
Louisiana - 04/15/2009
The Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that over $11.7 million in March revenue has been transferred to the state treasury department, bringing its fiscal year total transfers to $99.5 million. READ MORE

Powerball Prize Set to Expire April 27
Louisiana - 03/27/2009
As of today, no one has stepped forward to claim a $10,000 Powerball prize won on Oct. 29, 2008. The winning ticket was purchased at Nodel-A on O'Neal Lane in Baton Rouge and is set to expire April 27, 2009. READ MORE

Louisiana Lottery Transfers Over $11.9 Million in February Revenue Transferred to the State Treasury
Louisiana - 03/20/2009
The Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that over $11.9 million in February revenue has been transferred to the state treasury department, bringing its fiscal year total transfers to $87.7 million. READ MORE

Powerball Prize Set to Expire April 9
Louisiana - 03/09/2009
As of today, no one has stepped forward to claim a $10,000 Powerball prize won on Oct. 11, 2008. The winning ticket was purchased at Henderson Travel Plaza on Grand Point Highway in Breaux Bridge and is set to expire April 9, 2009. READ MORE

Erath Woman Claims $40,000 Powerball Prize
Louisiana - 03/06/2009
Sharon Harrell is going house hunting. The 50-year-old Erath resident claimed a $40,000 Powerball prize from the Feb. 25 drawing at the Louisiana Lottery's Lafayette regional office. READ MORE

Lotto Jackpot Gives Metairie Family Reason to Smile...And Rise Early
Louisiana - 03/04/2009
Barry Samuel of Metairie matched all six Lotto numbers to win the nearly $2 million jackpot from the Feb. 21 drawing. READ MORE

Denham Springs Man Claims "Spicy" Top Prize
Louisiana - 02/13/2009
Trahan's Spicy 7's scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana Lottery won him a $7,777 top prize. READ MORE

Houma Resident Claims $98,667 Easy 5 Jackpot
Louisiana - 02/10/2009
Randy Harris of Houma claimed the $98,667 Easy 5 jackpot from the Feb. 4 drawing at Louisiana Lottery headquarters in Baton Rouge. READ MORE

Tallulah Man Finds $12,000 Top Prize on Treasure Scratch-Off
Louisiana - 01/26/2009
It didn't come in a large buried chest, but Carl Martin of Tallulah was still pleased to uncover a $12,000 top-prize after scratching a Treasure scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana Lottery. READ MORE

Early Valentine's Day Gift is Top Prize Winning Wild Hearts Scratch-off for Shreveport Woman
Louisiana - 01/26/2009
Jean Goodwin's boyfriend got into the Valentine's Day spirit a little early when he bought her a $14,000 top-prize winning Wild Hearts scratch-off, which she claimed at the Louisiana Lottery's Shreveport office. READ MORE