BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Approximately 143,000 unclaimed property checks totaling over $34 million will be mailed out on Friday May 30 following a data match to update addresses with the Louisiana Department of Revenue, according to John Fleming, Louisiana State Treasurer.

According to the treasurer, this is the largest batch of unclaimed property checks mailed to recipients since 2018. Checks will be mailed to individuals living in every parish in the state.

In addition, the data matching identified 2,500 claims that are valued greater than our maximum for an automatic check. Those people will receive claim forms with instructions about how to complete the process.

“I want to stress to all of the recipients that these are real checks from the Louisiana Department of Treasury, so please cash them,” said Dr. Fleming. “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.”

Recipients should note the checks are blue and have the logo shown below:

The checks will be mailed in a window envelope with the return address shown below:

There is currently $1.2 billion in unclaimed property to return to Louisiana citizens. Each year businesses turn over millions of dollars in unclaimed cash, stocks, bonds, securities, and insurance proceeds to the Louisiana State Treasurer’s Office. Occasionally, the address the company has on record is no longer correct. One of the main reasons an item becomes unclaimed property is an incorrect or old address.

These assets are known as “unclaimed property,” and can include payroll checks, old bank accounts, royalties, utility deposits, interest payments, stock certificates, and life insurance proceeds.

One in six individuals in Louisiana has unclaimed property, with claims averaging $900. To find out if you have unclaimed property, search at LaCashClaim.org or call the Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division toll-free at 1-888-925-4127 (Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm).

Below is a list of parishes in alphabetical order, amounts returned, and the total number of checks issued:

For more information, you can contact the Louisiana Department of Revenue by clicking here.

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