The Louisiana Lottery and How to Play It

Louisiana Power Ball is one of the most popular forms of gambling in the state, and this is probably because of the large payout possibilities. Though very few people actually ever win the LA Powerball jackpot, the odds of winning something are one in thirty-seven, and the thrill of watching them pick the Louisiana Powerball result is one of the most thrilling things you can do with just one dollar. A Louisiana lottery Powerball ticket can come in two different forms. You can purchase the regular one dollar kind, or you can purchase a Power Play option ticket for a dollar more. With the Louisiana Power Ball Power Play, anything that you win other than the jackpot will be multiplied by either two, three, four or five times its normal amount. This means that if you match all five numbers without matching the red Louisiana Powerball number, you could still win one million dollars with a five time Power Play and a two hundred thousand dollar prize.

For this reason, many Louisiana Powerball players like to spend the extra dollar on the game just in case. If you have a Powerball ticket and are looking for the Louisiana Powerball result, you can check your local listings to see which television stations air the live Powerball drawing broadcast. The drawings take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 at night. If you have access to the internet, you can also keep track of the latest Powerball lottery results and news by visiting powerball.

com. Whether you win the jackpot or just the lowest three dollar prize, or if you do not win anything at all, the Louisiana Powerball game is a fun way to unload a few extra dollars. The excitement never stops, because you never know when the next ticket you purchase is going to be the big one.

After the devastation of hurricane Katrina Louisiana can use every penny they can raise. While most state lotteries benefit education, Louisiana has more pressing needs at this time. Louisiana uses a corporate setup unlike most states where the lottery is a state agency. For those looking for games with better odds than the multi state powerball, Louisiana offers several other games. There are the usual pick 3, and pick 4 games, Cash Quest with a jackpot of $50,000.

00, and the Louisiana Lotto with a minimum prize of $250,000.00. Most money generated by these games goes to education, but some does make it into the general fund where it will most likely be used for hurricane relief.

Jeffrey Davis is a Expert on Online Lotteries and a marketing executive at Triumph Marketing, you can find more of Jeff's lottery articles and buy real lottery tickets at http://www.luckylotto.com