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Louisiana's Department of the State Treasury has hundreds of millions worth of unclaimed property from lost assets that residents have abandoned or forgotten about. These properties include uncashed payroll checks, old bank accounts, stocks and stock dividends, royalties, utility deposits, interest payments, insurance proceeds, retirement benefits, and contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes. By law, organizations and businesses have to turn these over to the state if the true owners do not claim them after a period of 3 to 5 years for most assets. Unclaimed savings bonds make up a huge chunk of the $330 million total Louisiana unclaimed money. State Treasurer John Kennedy is attempting to reunite matured forgotten United States savings bonds as well as other types of LA abandoned property with roughly 1 in every 6 of the state's residents.

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Most people do not know about government abandoned money which is one of the primary reasons why the total unclaimed funds and cash in the United States now stands at roughly 35 billion dollars. Difficult to believe and somewhat ironic, but people also lose track of their assets in their haste to make more of it – especially in the fast paced lifestyles we lead now. Working multiple jobs, skipping from one job to another, changing of addresses or names (due to marriage), retiring, and death can all cause us to lose track of financial assets belonging to us. Financial notices and mailed checks can be sent back to sender if people do not leave behind forwarding addresses (which can happen in emergencies). Disasters after hurricanes in the past have displaced multitudes of families, which will definitely cause the already whopping unclaimed property fund in Louisiana to balloon. Government efforts to reach out to the owners of unclaimed funds are already insufficient in giving back all of the 330 million dollars presently being held by the state. Residents are encouraged to take the initiative and do a search for lost money in Louisiana as well as other states. Louisiana unclaimed funds claims for $250 and above must be notarized, but it's possible to do an online claim for less than $249. Online searches can be relatively quick and simple – the key is knowing where to look.

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Louisiana's State Treasury Dept. has hundreds of millions worth of unclaimed funds from lost assets that residents have forgotten about or abandoned. These properties include interest payments, utility deposits, retirement benefits, insurance proceeds, old bank accounts, uncashed payroll checks, royalties, stocks and stock dividends, and contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes. By law, businesses and organizations are required to hand them over to the state if the rightful owners do not claim them after a period of 3 to 5 years for most assets. A huge piece of the $330 million total Louisiana unclaimed money comes from unclaimed savings bonds. John Kennedy, LA State Treasurer, is trying to reunite matured forgotten United States savings bonds as well as other types of Louisiana lost property with approximately 1 in every 6 of the state's residents.

In Baton Rouge alone over 80,000 people, due nearly $27 million, are listed in the Louisiana unclaimed funds records. The State Treasurer recently stated, "The state owes Louisiana residents millions of dollars in unclaimed property, and we want to give this money back." Louisiana's Unclaimed Funds Law requires the State Treasury Dept. to publish names of individuals and businesses who are owed money in newspapers across the state each year as well as make other attempts to seek out the rightful owners. At a recent "Awareness Day" held at the Lakeside Shopping Center, the Louisiana Dept. of Treasury gave back $133,000 in unclaimed funds owed to residents of the city of New Orleans. "This was one of the largest unclaimed property events we've ever had," said Treasurer Kennedy. "We estimate that we had around 3,000 people in attendance over a five hour period. The average unclaimed property claim is typically around $200 to $400, but one individual at the mall claimed more than $20,000."

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In Baton Rouge alone over 80,000 people, due nearly $27 million, are listed in the Louisiana unclaimed property databases. The State Treasurer recently stated, "The state owes Louisiana residents millions of dollars in unclaimed property, and we want to give this money back." Louisiana's Unclaimed Money Law requires the State Treasury Department to publish names of individuals and businesses who are due money in newspapers throughout the state every year as well as make other efforts to seek out the rightful owners. At a recent "Awareness Day" held at the Lakeside Shopping Center, the Louisiana Department of Treasury gave back $133,000 in unclaimed property owed to residents of New Orleans. "This was one of the largest unclaimed property events we've ever had," said Treasurer Kennedy. "We estimate that we had around 3,000 people in attendance over a five hour period. The average unclaimed property claim is typically around $200 to $400, but one individual at the mall claimed more than $20,000."

Most people don't know about gov. abandoned money and that is one of the reasons why the total unclaimed property and cash in the United States currently stands at roughly 35 billion dollars. Hard to believe and somewhat ironic, but people also lose track of their assets in their haste to earn more of it – especially in the fast paced lifestyles we lead these days. Working two jobs, skipping from job to job, changing of address or names (due to marriage), retiring, and death are all things that can cause us to lose track of financial assets belonging to us. Financial notices and mailed checks can get returned to the sender if people forget to leave behind forwarding addresses (as in the case of emergencies). Disasters such as hurricanes in the past have displaced a number of families, which will definitely cause the already whopping unclaimed property fund in Louisiana to grow larger. Government efforts to reach out to the owners of unclaimed property are already insufficient in giving back all of the 330 million dollars currently being held by the state. Residents are encouraged to take the initiative and perform a search for lost money in Louisiana as well as other states. Louisiana unclaimed property claims for $250 and above have to be notarized, but it's possible to do a claim online for $249 an under. Internet searches can be relatively simple and quick – the key is knowing where to look.

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