Topic Guide to Louisiana Lottery (1868-1895)
The information and links below include search tips and a selection of articles covering this topic in the digitized Louisiana newspapers. The dates and suggested search terms can help to further explore this topic on Chronicling America. For the most search results, try the search terms in different combinations, in proximity, and as phrases.
Significant Dates
1868 - Louisiana State Lottery Company authorized a 25 year charter by the Louisiana General Assembly
1870s - Anti-lottery leagues and religious groups campaign to end lotteries
1878 - Louisiana Lottery remains the last legal lottery in the U.S. with over 90% of its revenue coming in from other states
1890 - Federal law prohibits using the mail system to transport tickets and advertisements across state lines, effectively ending national participation in state lotteries
1893 - Louisiana Lottery holds its final drawing when its charter expires
Suggested Search Terms
Louisiana Lottery, Louisiana Lottery Company, Louisiana State Lottery Company, Anti-Lottery League
Sample Articles
- “Letters From Old Tim” The Louisiana Democrat, February 17, 1869, Image 2
- “The Lottery” The Morning Star and Catholic Messenger, March 11, 1877, Image 4
- “The Louisiana Lottery” Feliciana Sentinel, April 27, 1878, Image 1
- “Taxing the Lottery” The New Orleans Daily Democrat, May 09, 1878, Image 4
- “The Lottery Company Seeks to Crush the N. O. Democrat” Feliciana Sentinel, May 25, 1878, Image 2
- “The Bee on the Lottery” The New Orleans Daily Dmeocrat, May 25, 1878, Image 4
- “Outrageous” The People's Vindicator, June 01, 1878, Image 2
- “The Lottery Ticket Question” The Morning Star and Catholic Messenger, June 02, 1878, Image 5
- “A Distinguished Defense of the Lottery” The New Orleans Daily Democrat, June 14, 1878, Image 4
- “Politics, Monopolies, and Lotteries” The New Orleans Daily Democrat, June 15, 1878, Image 4
- “Lottery Earnings” The New Orleans Daily Democrat, June 16, 1878, Image 2
- “The Charity Hospital and the Library” The New Orleans Daily Democrat, September 11, 1878, Image 4
- “The Louisiana Lottery North” The New Orleans Daily Democrat, December 04, 1878, Image 4
- “The Louisiana Lottery Co.” Feliciana Sentinel, January 11, 1879, Image 2
- “The Lottery Bill” The People's Vindicator, February 08, 1879, Image 1
- “The Lottery Bill Signed” The People's Vindicator, April 12, 1879, Image 1
- “It is Discouraging” Louisiana Capitolian, May 01, 1880, Image 2
- “The Lottery Question” The Daily Telegraph, November 04, 1883, Image 2
- “The Louisiana Lottery” The Weekly Messenger, January 01, 1887, Image 4
- “The Lottery’s Donation” The Louisiana Democrat, March 19, 1890, Image 2
- “Two Officials” St. Tammany Farmer, March 22, 1890, Image 2
- “The Governor's Refusal” The Weekly Messenger, March 22, 1890, Image 1
- “The Shirt of Nessus” The Lafayette Advertiser, April 26, 1890, Image 4
- “The Louisiana State Lottery is Doomed” The Lafayette Advertiser, August 23, 1890, Image 4
- “A Mexican Lottery Saint” The Louisiana Democrat, August 27, 1890, Image 2
- “An Anti-Lottery Blunder” The Louisiana Democrat, September 10, 1890, Image 2
- “Lottery Largesse” St. Landry Clarion, April 04, 1891, Image 2
- “The Anti-Lottery Mass Meeting” The Meridional, June 18, 1891, Image 2
- “'Lottery' Not the Question” The Opelousas Courier, August 15, 1891, Image 1
- “Anti-Lottery League” The Meridional, August 29, 1891, Image 2
- "Democratic White Primaries Proposed by the Anti-Lotteryites” St. Landry Clarion, October 17, 1891, Image 2
- “Anti-Lottery League Convention” St. Landry Clarion, October 24, 1891, Image 2
- “Is McEnery Opposed to the Lottery?” St. Landry Clarion, November 21, 1891, Image 4
- “The Plain Situation” The Louisiana Democrat, November 25, 1891, Image 2
- “Curious Lottery Ancestry” The Opelousas Courier, February 27, 1892, Image 3
- “U. S. Mails and Lotteries” The Banner-Democrat, January 20, 1894, Image 2