Public
referendums:
ACT 104, which was approved in the 1990 session
of the Louisiana legislature, amended the state constitution to create a state
lottery.
More than 67% of Louisianians approved the measure in a statewide
election on October 9, 1990.
 Louisiana
Lottery Corporation Launches Free Speakers' Bureau
Service
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (November 10, 2008) --
The Louisiana Lottery Corporation has launched the Speaker Box, a free
speakers’ bureau service for civic, professional, social and other
organizations wanting to gain greater insight into the Lottery............Subscribers
Lottery Suspends Powerball
Multidraw in Preparation for 2009 Game Changes
BATON ROUGE,
Louisiana (October 6, 2008) -- In order to prepare for Powerball game changes
coming Jan. 4, 2009, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that it would
temporarily and progressively suspend the multidraw purchase option for
Powerball tickets, beginning Oct. 22, 2008...............Subscribers Lottery Headquarters to
Reopen, Gustav Cuts Sales in Half
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
(September 6, 2008) -- Roughly 450 of the Lottery's 2,600 retailers are unable
to sell tickets as of Saturday morning, down from nearly 800 on Wednesday.
Toward that end, Lottery sales for the week through Friday were $2.4 million,
less than half of what they were for the same time period last week,
although................Subscribers
Louisiana Lottery Transfers
Hit $2 Billion to the State Treasury Since Inception
BATON
ROUGE, Louisiana (August 26, 2008) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation
announced today that it has transferred more than $10.4 million from July
revenue to the state treasury department, bringing its total cumulative
transfers to $2 billion since the Lottery began in 1991.................Subscribers
Louisiana Lottery Announce
Best Fiscal Year Since 1993
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA
(July 24, 2008) -- Amidst rising costs for other consumer products, Lottery
tickets have maintained their price tag and popularity, with the Louisiana
Lottery recording its best fiscal year since 1993. With 2008 fiscal year-end
revenue of..................Subscribers
Governor Announces New
Appointments to State Lottery Board of Directors
BATON
ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (July 17, 2008) -- On Wednesday, Governor Bobby Jindal
announced new appointments to the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State
Lottery Corporation................Subscribers
Lottery Reports More Than
$10 Million in Winning Draw-Style Tickets and More Than $6.4 Million Claimed
from Scratch-Off Tickets During March
LOUISIANA, USA (April
21, 2008) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported more than $10 million
in winning tickets for its draw-style games during March, highlighted by four
Easy 5 jackpot-winning tickets totaling $342,073. Also during the same
month, scratch-off players claimed more than $6.4 million in cash
prizes..................Subscribers Louisiana Lottery Corporation Revenue
Lottery Transfers Over $11.9 Million to State Treasury from
February Revenue
LOUISIANA, USA (April 1, 2008) -- The Louisiana
Lottery Corporation announced today that it has transferred more than $11.9
million from February revenue to the state treasury department, bringing its
fiscal year total transfers to $85.8 million......................Subscribers Lottery Receives Tenth Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting
LOUISIANA, USA (April 4,
2008) -- President Rose Hudson
announced that the Louisiana Lottery Corporation has received the Certificate
of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the tenth consecutive
year from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United
States and Canada...................Read the full
story at: Vol.43 No.2 $10
Millionaire Raffle Game is Sold Out!
LOUISIANA, USA (April
4, 2008) -- The Louisiana Lottery announced that as of 3:10 p.m. today, tickets
for its $10 Millionaire Raffle game are sold out, with 11 days left until the
April 15 drawing for a top cash prize of $1 million.................Subscribers Lottery Will Launch Power Play 10® Promotion Beginning
March 30
LOUISIANA, USA (March 26, 2008) -- The Louisiana
Lottery will launch its popular Power Play 10X® promotion beginning March
30. Powerball players who purchase the
Power Play option on their ticket for drawings during the month of April will
have the chance to multiply any nonjackpot-related prize up to 10
times...................Subscribers Lottery Announces No Pick 3 or Pick 4 Drawing on Easter
Sunday
LOUISIANA, USA (March 19, 2008) -- The Louisiana
Lottery Corporation announced there will be no Pick 3 or Pick 4 drawings on
March 23, Easter Sunday, in accordance with Lottery policy...............Subscribers Lottery Reports More Than $8 Million in Winning Draw-Style
Tickets and More Than $6.8 Million Claimed from Scratch-Off Tickets During
February
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (March 18, 2008) --The
Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported more than $8 million in winning tickets
for its draw-style games during February, highlighted by one Easy 5
jackpot-winning ticket worth $185,656. Also during the same month,
scratch-off players claimed more than $6.8 million in cash
prizes..............Subscribers Lottery Transfers Over $10.8 Million to State Treasury from
January Revenue
Louisiana, USA (February 25, 2008) -- The
Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced today that it has transferred more than
$10.8 million from January revenue to the state treasury department, bringing
its fiscal year total transfers to $73.9 million................Subscribers Pick 4 Pays $1.6 Million on 5-5-5-5
Louisiana, USA (February 6, 2008) -- For the first time since the Louisiana
Lottery launched Pick 4 in March 1999, the numbers 5-5-5-5 were randomly
selected with more than $1.6 million won for the Jan. 27
drawing.....................Subscribers New Millionaire Raffle Sales Set to Start February
18
LOUISIANA, USA (January 28, 2008) -- The odds of winning
$1 million have never been better for Louisiana Lottery players starting
Monday, Feb. 18. That's when sales begin for the Lottery's first-ever $10
raffle game, Millionaire Raffle.................Subscribers
Local Artist's
Work Featured on Mardi Gras Scratch-Off
LOUISIANA, USA
(December 26, 2007) -- New Orleans artist Darrin Butler holds an oversized
version of Let the Good Times Roll, a $2 Mardi Gras-themed scratch-off
featuring his work of the same name..............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.14
Sparkle. Scratch. Smile. Share the Holiday
Magic
LOUISIANA, USA (November 21, 2007) -- Tis the season
to spread holiday cheer with the Lottery's latest holiday scratch-offs! With
five games ranging in price from $1 to $5, your can purchase a gift that's as
fun to give as it is to get.................Read
the full story at: Vol.41 No.10 Louisiana Lottery President Rose Hudson Received 2007 Marketer
of the Year Award
LOUISIANA, USA (November 19, 2007) --
Sales and Marketing Executives International's (SMEI) Baton Rouge chapter
recognized Louisiana Lottery President Rose
Hudson as a 2007 Marketer of the Year.............Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.9
Lottery Reports More Than $21.2 Million in
Winning Draw-Style Tickets and Nearly $6 Million Claimed from Scratch-off
Tickets During September
LOUISIANA, USA (October 3, 2007)
-- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reported more than $21.2 million in
winning tickets for its draw-style games during September..............Subscribers Lottery Announces End of Sales for $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker
Scratch-Off Game
LOUISIANA, USA (September 28, 2007) -- The
Louisiana Lottery announced today that it will end sales for its World Poker
Tour® $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker® scratch-off game............Subscribers Lottery Transfers Over $13.3 Million to State Treasury from
August Revenue
LOUISIANA, USA (September 21, 2007) -- The
Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced today that it has transferred over
$13.3 million from August revenue to the state treasury
department...........Subscribers Louisiana Lottery Now Offers Easy 5 Game
LOUISIANA (September 23, 2007) -- A new lottery game -- Easy 5 -- is being
offered by the Louisiana Lottery Corp. ..........Subscribers Lottery Announces Easy 5 Sales Start on September
16
LOUISIANA, USA (September 7, 2007) -- For the first time
in eight years, the Louisiana Lottery will launch a new draw-style game, Easy
5, with a starting pari-mutuel cash jackpot of $50,000 that keeps growing until
it is won by matching five numbers in a field of 1 to 37............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.12
The Louisiana Lottery Announces the End of
Sales for Cash Quest
LOUISIANA, USA (August 15, 2007) --
The Louisiana Lottery announced today that it will be ending sales for Cash
Quest in preparation for the launch of a new draw-style game, Easy 5, on Sept.
16.........Subscribers
Lottery Rolls Out a New Web
Page
LOUISIANA (August 3, 2007) -- The Louisiana Lottery
would like to introduce you to the newest addition to our Web
site.........Subscribers
Lottery Announces Record Fiscal Year With
Highest Transfer to the State Treasury in 13 Years
LOUISIANA, USA (July 24, 2007) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation
announced today that it had a record fiscal year, transferring more
than..........Subscribers State Lottery Revenue Highest in 13 Years
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (July 24. 2007) -- Following the pattern of
other forms of legalized gambling in Louisiana, the state lottery saw
a...............Subscribers Louisiana Lottery President Named Influential Woman in
Business
LOUISIANA, USA (June 15, 2007) -- Louisiana
Lottery President Rose Hudson is
pictured here with her husband, Donovan, at the Business Report's luncheon
honoring the 2007 Influential Women in
Business...............................Subscribers Lottery Reports More Than $5 Million Won in Draw-style Games
and More Than $6.1 Million Claimed from Scratch-off Tickets During
May
LOUISIANA, USA (June 5, 2007) -- Louisiana Lottery
reported more than $5 million in winning tickets for its draw-style games
during May, highlighted by...................Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.11
Lottery Announces New Shreveport Regional
Manager
LOUISIANA, USA (May 21, 2007) -- President
Rose Hudson announced that Orsvon Doty
has been promoted to Shreveport regional manager for the Louisiana Lottery
Corporation...........................Subscribers Lottery Announces New Monroe Regional Manager
LOUISIANA, USA (May 21, 2007) -- President
Rose Hudson announced that David Morton
has been named the Monroe regional manager for the Louisiana Lottery
Corporation........................Subscribers Lottery President Rose Hudson Receives Award from the Public
Administration Institute at LSU
LOUISIANA, USA (April 30,
2007) -- The Public Administration Institute at LSU recognized Lottery
President Rose Hudson as the 2007 LSU Masters of Public Administration Alumnus
of the Year at the Spring PAISA Day Luncheon...........................Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.6
Lottery Honored With Two Awards from The
Videographer Awards 2007 Competition
BATON ROUGE,
Louisiana, USA (April 18, 2007) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation was
honored with an Award of Excellence and an Award of Distinction in
..............Read the full story at: Vol.39
No.6. Power Play 10X Promotion is
Back!
LOUISIANA, USA (March 27, 2007) -- The Louisiana
Lottery is bringing back the Power Play 10X promotion.
Powerball players who purchase the Power Play
option .............Subscribers Lottery Receives Ninth Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting
LOUISIANA, USA (March 9,
2007) -- President Rose Hudson
announced that the Louisiana Lottery Corporation has received the Certificate
of Achievement for ..................Read the
full story at: Vol.38 No.12 Lottery First to Receive Verification of Quality Assurance
Processes
LOUISIANA, USA (January 4, 2007) -- The Louisiana
Lottery Corporation is the first lottery in the country to receive industry
verification of its quality assurance processes..........................Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.3
Lottery
Announces End of Sales for $1,000,000 Spectacular Second-Chance Drawing Entry
Deadline
LOUISIANA, USA (November 6, 2006) -- At the stroke
of midnight on New Year's Eve, the Louisiana Lottery will end sales of its
blockbuster scratch-off game................Subscribers Lottery Announces New Director of Human
Resources
LOUISIANA, USA (October 4, 2006) -- President
Rose Hudson announced that Robin Schooling has been named director of human
resources for the Louisiana Lottery Corporation.
As director of human
resources, Schooling will serve as administrator for the Lottery's human
resources, compensation and benefits programs for its 137 employees.
Prior
to joining the Lottery, Schooling was the recruitment manager for Amedisys,
Inc.
She holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation
and is a member of the board of directors of the Greater Baton Rouge Society
for Human Resource Management.
SOURCE: Louisiana Lottery.
Lottery Transfers Over $10 Million From August
Revenues to State
LOUISIANA, USA (September 20, 2006) --
The Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that it has transferred over $10
million from August revenues to the state treasury
department.......................Subscribers Louisiana Lottery Names Two New Vice Presidents
LOUISIANA, USA (August 30, 2006) -- Louisiana Lottery President
Rose Hudson announced that Dianne
Brandon has been named vice president of sales and Steve Rosales has been named
vice president of internal audit..............................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.9
Lottery Brings Excitement of the World Poker
Tour® to a Scratch-Off
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (July 28,
2006) -- The Louisiana Lottery will bring the excitement of poker to a
scratch-off on July 31 with the launch of..........................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.5
Lottery Sales Exceed $300 Million for the
Fifth Consecutive Fiscal Year
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA
(July 21, 2006) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that it has just
completed its fifth consecutive fiscal year in which sales have exceeded $300
million. In addition..........................Read the full system at: Vol.36 No.4
Governor Confirms Interim Lottery
President
LOUISIANA (June 27, 2006) --
Rose J. Hudson was confirmed today by
Governor Kathleen Blanco, as the fourth president of the Louisiana Lottery
Corporation.....................................Read the full story at: Vol.35 No.13
Lottery Transfers Over $11 Million From March
Revenues to State
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (May 3, 2006)
-- Louisiana Lottery players won over $14.1 million in prizes in April,
highlighted by two Lotto jackpots ................................Subscribers Lottery Transfers Over $14 Million From February Revenues to
State
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (March 24, 2006) -- The
Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that it has transferred over $14
million from February revenues to the state treasury
department...............................Subscribers Lottery Board Names Interim President
BATON
ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (March 14, 2006) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation
announced today that its board of directors has named Rose Hudson Interim
President The Louisiana Lottery Corporation.
Hudson, who serves as the
Lottery's senior vice president of human resources and legislative affairs,
will temporarily fill the position vacated by President Randy Davis. Davis
recently tendered his resignation to the board in order to pursue an
opportunity in the private sector with Future System Advisors, LLC, a Baton
Rouge-based development firm of wealth management systems and life insurance
product design concepts. "While we're truly going to miss Randy's
leadership, we're confident that Rose will continue to carry out the Lottery's
mission with the same unquestionable degree of integrity and public trust that
has been a hallmark of the Lottery's operations," said Board Chairman Carl
Bauer.
SOURCE Louisiana Lottery Louisiana Lottery’s New Orleans Regional Office to Reopen
on Feb. 3.
LOUISIANA, USA (February 1, 2006) -- The
Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced today that it will reopen its New
Orleans regional office, located in the Clearview Palms Shopping Center in
Metairie, on Feb. 3, about five months after Hurricane Katrina destroyed
it...................................Read the
full story at: Vol.34 No.5 Louisiana Lottery Transfers Over $106.4 Million in Revenue to
State for Calendar Year 2005
LOUISIANA, USA (January 20,
2006) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that it has transferred
over $9.9 million from December revenues to the state treasury department,
bringing its calendar year total transfers to $106.4
million........................Read the full
story at: Vol.34 No.4
Louisiana
Lottery Posts $307 Million in Sales
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana,
USA (July 22, 2005) -- The Louisiana Lottery recorded $307 million in sales
during the state's just completed fiscal year..........................Subscribers "Lotta Lotto" Promotion Set to Begin
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (June 29, 2005) -- During the month of July,
the Louisiana Lottery Corporation will offer players the opportunity to
purchase a $5 Lotto ticket for just $4................................Subscribers Programming Problem Fixed with Quick-Pick
Tickets
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA (June 21, 2005) --
State lottery officials say a problem with lottery terminals issuing
"quick-pick" tickets for the Louisiana Lottery's Pick three and Pick
Four games has been corrected............................Subscribers Lottery Executive Earns Certificate As A Senior Professional in
Human Resources
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (February 9, 2005)
-- Rose Hudson, senior vice president of human resources, legislative relations
and community events for the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, recently earned
certification as a Professional in Human Resources.....................Read the full story at: Vol.30 No.7
Lottery and New Orleans Hornets 'Team Up' For
February Promotion
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (January 27,
2005) -- There's always a chance of winning thousands of dollars on Louisiana
Lottery scratch-off tickets, but Lottery players now also can receive a $10
discount on seats at any of the six New Orleans Hornets home games in
February................................Subscribers Thursday Nightly Broadcast of Lottery Drawings Is Moving to New
Channel in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA
(January 27, 2005) -- The Louisiana Lottery Corporation announced that
beginning Jan. 31, the 9:59 p.m. broadcast of winning numbers for its Lotto,
Powerball, Cash Quest, Pick 3 and Pick 4 games will air on Cox Cable channel
4...........................Subscribers 
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