La. lottery revenue grows, nearing $454 million last year

The state lottery corporation announced Wednesday it took in nearly $454 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The corporation says that’s up about $3.3 million from the prior year and the lottery’s second-largest haul since operations began in 1991. Lottery President Rose Hudson said in a statement that scratch-off tickets were a revenue-driver, with sales growing 13 percent.