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The MegaMillions Multistate Lottery Jackpot is approaching $1 billion dollars, that’s a billion with a “B.” The $910 million prize is one of the largest in U.S. lottery history. Dustin Annison with the Louisiana Lottery says tonight’s jackpot has a cash value of $464.2 million.
To be eligible for tonight’s drawing you must purchase your ticket by 9 PM.
News that the proposed new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge will require a toll hasn’t set well with many including Lake Charles Representative Phillip Tarver. The Republican says funding for the bridge can be prioritized to avoid the use of tolls…
Cut 10 (13) “…with people.”
Tarver says they’ll ask the Senate and House Transportation Committee not to approve the plan.
The National Retail Federation expects consumers will spend $94 billion on back-to-college shopping this year. That’s an increase of 20 billion from last year. Katherine Cullen with the N-R-F says big-ticket items are responsible for the huge increase in spending…
Cut 8 (11) “…nights of studying”
Twelve Louisiana sports legends will be inducted on Saturday into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. Two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning and former LSU Coach Paul Mainieri headline the class. Hall of Fame Foundation President Ronnie Rantz says Mainieri has a connection to one of the other inductees…