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• Clinton offers 35-day ticket 'amnesty' program

  June 3, 2013 6:10 AM

  CLINTON, La. (AP) - Clinton Police Chief Fred Dunn says people who owe fines for traffic violations or other misdemeanors can get more time to pay by paying $35 to the town by July 12. He tells The Advocate that, starting July 13, police will begin arresting people on the... more »

• Slidell man cashes in million-dollar Lotto ticket

  July 13, 2012 6:46 AM

  SLIDELL, La. (AP) - A Slidell man thought he was lucky when he won more than $1,800 on the Louisiana Lotto on July 4. But, 29-year-old Evan Bauer was even luckier three days later when he became a millionaire. The Times-Picayune reports Bauer matched all six Lotto numbers to win... more »

• Iowa ticket wins Powerball, no big winners in La.

  June 14, 2012 6:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Lottery officials say the winning ticket in Wednesday's $240 million Powerball drawing was sold in Iowa and there were no big winners in Louisiana. The next Powerball drawing on Saturday has an estimated jackpot of $40 million. There were no big winners in the Louisiana... more »

• NJ ticket wins Powerball, no big winners in La.

  March 22, 2012 7:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Lottery officials say the winning ticket in Wednesday's $70 million Powerball drawing was sold in New Jersey and there were no big winners in Louisiana. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 32, 43, 53, 55, 56 and Powerball was 6. The next Powerball drawing... more »

• In AWE of Alyssa- St. Jude Patient

  May 25, 2011 9:32 AM

  Click here to reserve your St. Jude Dream Home ticket! The students of Cathedral Carmel in downtown Lafayette gathered Monday to walk in support of one of their school mates. 12-year-old Alyssa Babineaux is a St. Jude patient who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in June of 2007. Neuroblastoma... more »

• Saints Warn of Fake Tickets for Home Opener

  September 8, 2010 10:19 AM

  Beware of counterfeit tickets if you're planning to go to the Saints home opener against the Vikings this Thursday. "These tickets will not be accepted at our games and those fans that purchase the counterfeit tickets will sadly be unable to gain admittance to the games," said Michael Stanfield, Vice... more »

• 1 Ticket Bought in New Orleans Wins LA Lotto

  August 22, 2010 4:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reports one ticket matched all six Lotto numbers Saturday night to win a prize of $990,648. The winning ticket was purchased in New Orleans. The prize for the next Louisiana Lotto drawing, on Wednesday, is an esONmated $250,000. Nobody in Louisiana... more »

• Ticket Purchased in Baton Rouge Won $85.7 Million Powerball

  August 2, 2010 11:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says one ticket purchased in Baton Rouge won the $85.7 million multistate Powerball drawing Saturday night. The winning ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball. The prize for the next Powerball drawing will be an estimated $20 million on Wednesday.... more »

• Lafayette Sheriff's Arrest Report: February 15, 2010

  February 15, 2010 6:40 AM

  This report contains the daily arrests for Feb 15, 2010: Name: Alleman, Christopher Charge: Warrant/Bench Warrant Arresting Agency: St Landry Parish So Address: 100 Blk Oak ROA Church Point, La Name: Authement, Joseph Charge: Domestic Abuse Battery Arresting Agency: Lafayette City Pd Address: 300 Blk Pecan Grove Lot... more »

• Winning Numbers Go Unclaimed

  January 14, 2010 7:24 PM

  Winning money at the Bayou Vista Truck Stop is nothing new. Connected to the truck stop, the Cash Magic Casino. But it was next door in the convenience store where an early morning visitor brought some good news. "About eight o'clock this morning a lottery rep came... more »

• St. Mary Truck Stop Sells Winning Lottery Ticket

  January 14, 2010 6:53 PM

  The Bayou Vista truck stop is buzzing after a lottery ticket sold there turned up a winner. Someone picked the right numbers in Wednesday's lotto drawing and won a half million dollars. The numbers, three, eight, twenty, twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thirty. The convenience store where the ticket was sold is... more »

• No big winners in Wed. Lotto, Powerball drawings

  November 5, 2009 8:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday night. Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $250,000 prize. The prize will rise to an estimated $275,000... more »

• Do you have the winning ticket?

  October 27, 2009 1:49 PM

  As of today, no one has stepped forward to claim a $10,000 Powerball prize won on May 30. The winning ticket was purchased at Hit-N-Run #6 on West Congress Street in Lafayette and is set to expire Nov. 26. The ticket matched four of the five white ball numbers... more »

• Home for the Holidays Helps Habitat

  October 19, 2009 7:30 PM

  Imagine getting a half-million dollar home for just one hundred dollars. Someone will be that lucky. The drawing is coming up December 9th. It's a project of the Acadian Home Builders Association and KATC. Your $100 ticket purchase gives you a chance at a new home in the Brookshire Gardens... more »

• Buckle up or Pay up!

  October 1, 2009 2:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - People in cars in Louisiana must be buckled up or pay up now. Louisiana State Police will begin on Thursday issuing tickets to those in violation of a new law that requires people in both the front and back seats to wear seatbelts. ... more »