Louisiana Lottery Result

1868 - The Louisiana Lottery is established to become a major industry in the state. Faced with what it perceived to be the loss of million of dollars to the lotteries of such places as Havana, Kentucky and Madrid, the company was given a 25 year license to operate in the state. According to the act creating the lottery (Act 25 of 1868), the measure became law without the approval of the governor, who did not return the act to the State Legislature with this signature.1971 - Construction begins on the Louisiana Superdome. ... [Read More]

Louisiana Secretary of State/Museums/Old State Capitol/This Month in History-July
1894 - Legislation is passed making it illegal to engage in lottery activities. ...

1866 - A serious race riot takes place in New Orleans as a result of a meeting by radicals in the Mechanics Institute for the purpose of revising the constitution to ensure black suffrage. ... [Read More]

Text Only -- National Register of Historic Places Southeastern Louisiana
The region's revival began with the restoration of Oak Alley in the 1920s. The River Road was a beehive of activity in the 40s, with such landmarks as Houmas House , Ormond, Bocage and Evergreen being restored. Much has been said about the impact of industry along the River Road, but there have been cases in which industry and preservationists have cooperated with spectacular results. Chief among these is the restoration of San Francisco Plantation House, which was accomplished with the financial assistance of the Marathon Oil Company. ... [Read More]

History of Gambling in the United States
Growing opposition to tax increases was a leading factor in establishing state-run lotteries in the 20th century. In 1964 New Hampshire was the first state to sponsor a lottery, followed by New York in 1967. New Jersey launched the first financially successful modern lottery in 1971. The New Jersey lottery was successful because it stressed frequent action at low cost, and it returned a higher percentage of lottery revenues as prizes. There were also various attempts to legalize a national lottery, but they failed to be passed by Congress. ... [Read More]

2004 - 2008 State & Local Government - Chapter 2 - Part I
Estimated total collections from all sources by the Department of the Treasury for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 are $484.6 million. These revenues include interest earnings, unclaimed property, certain fees and various other agency receipts, revenues turned over to the state by virtue of the operation of the lottery and the land-based casino, and proceeds from the Tobacco Settlement. ... [Read More]


The Georgia state lottery provides funding for educational projects and services in the state. In addition to satellite downlinks for every Georgia school, lottery money funds the full-tuition Hope scholarships for B-average high school and technical school seniors seeking higher education in Georgia. Lottery money also pays for computers, satellite dishes, other hardware and software, as well as maintenance and usage costs for these systems at all educational levels. The lottery funds a pre-K program for all children in the state. Through a $45.3 million appropriation for technology in schools and capital projects in 1994, the GPTV will build a state-of-the-art production facility for distance learning applications. ... [Read More]

Governor Brad Henry
The Oklahoma Education Lottery Act creates the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, a board appointed by the governor to operate the state lottery. The governing board will write rules regarding the conduct of lottery games. At least 45% of gross proceeds from ticket sales will be returned as prizes. The net proceeds of the lottery will be used for education purposes and will equal at least 35% of ticket proceeds, except in the first two years. The remaining funds will be used to pay Lottery Commission expenses, employee salaries, and payments to vendors and retailers. The Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund is an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution stipulating that monies from the fund may only be used for education and may not be used to replace other state funds used to support education. The State Board of Equalization will determine if any of the monies in the trust fund are being used to replace state funding of education. ... [Read More]

History and Culture - Volume 2 - Draft Heritage Study and Environmental Assessment
During the preceding decades, the lower Mississippi Delta region sought to increase the region’s industrial base. Memphis became one of the lower Delta region’s few industrial centers with the establishment of Ford and International Harvester plants. Mississippi initiated a state-sponsored program in 1936 to attract new industry. From 1936 to 1955, 138 industries located in Mississippi as a result of the state’s active recruiting and willingness to fund bond initiatives, such as the $4,750,000 made available in 1951 for the construction of the Greenville Mills. The Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company located a large plant at Natchez as a result of a generous subsidy. This company gave a new look and a new economic stimulus to the old cotton and river city. Other industries in Mississippi produce clothing, furniture, paper, glassware, light bulbs, building supplies, and farm implements. ... [Read More]

Economic Impacts of Gambling
Problem and pathological gambling may be an invisible or silent disease but it is not a costless disease. Social costs are the costs borne by society as a whole that result from the behavior of the problem gambler. Social costs includes such items as fraud, theft, bad loans, bad checks, lost work time, unemployment and welfare benefits, insured or publicly supported medical costs, and criminal justice system costs. Those types of social costs are easier to quantify than other types of social costs that result from gambling such as increased rates of suicide, car accidents, and incidence of child abuse. 45 ... [Read More]

HORSE RACING RELATED
Definitions. The bill defines "video lottery" to mean alottery that allows a game to be played using an electronic computer andinteractive computer terminal device, among other requirements. However, a video lottery would not include alottery game that merely uses an electronic computer and video screen tooperate a game and communicate the results but does not use an interactiveelectronic terminal device allowing input by a player. Video lottery would be operated exclusivelyby and under the control of the state lottery bureau. ... [Read More]