Louisiana Sending Out $5.1 Million In Unclaimed Property Checks

Louisiana residents will want to monitor their mailboxes closely because the Louisiana Department of Treasury has announced that it is mailing out $5.1 million in unclaimed property checks this month. Here's what you need to know.

Louisiana Unclaimed Property Checks

The Louisiana Department of Treasury announced that it will mail checks for unclaimed property to all Acadiana area parishes.

According to Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D. stresses the importance of cashing these checks. He explains that every year checks go uncashed because people don't believe they are real.

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"Every year, some of the checks we mail out are not cashed. This is due to people changing addresses and others not believing the checks are real. Let me guarantee that these checks are real. It’s your money."

There is currently $1.2 billion in unclaimed property in the state of Louisiana alone. Below is a list detailing how much in unclaimed property checks are being sent out to different Parishes in Louisiana.

According to KADN News 15, these parishes need to be on the lookout:

ACADIA: 278 checks for a total of $46,427.18

EVANGELINE: 139 checks for a total of $28,271.20

IBERIA: 371 checks for a total of $62,152.99

JEFF DAVIS: 140 checks for a total of $26,390.37

LAFAYETTE: 1,398 checks for a total of $252,351.66

ST. LANDRY: 407 checks for a total of $63,819.12

ST. MARTIN: 239 checks for a total of $41,939.22

ST. MARY: 171 checks for a total of $32,799.52

VERMILION: 243 checks for a total of $$42,603.23

How To Find Out If You Have Unclaimed Property:

Log on to LaCashClaim.org or call the Treasury's Unclaimed Property Division toll-free at 1-888-925-4127 (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.).