List of unclaimed property owners set to publish November 29th

Evangeline Parish residents looking for a little extra cash to spend during the holidays might want to pay attention to the unclaimed property list set to print in Thursday’s Ville Platte Gazette.
Unclaimed property is cash, stocks, bonds, securities and insurance proceeds unclaimed by its owner, which businesses turn over each year to the Louisiana Department of the Treasury. This money basically has become lost through the normal course of business through no fault of the owner.
According to the Dept. of the Treasury, unclaimed property refunds range anywhere from $10 to $1,500 and are mailed to owners of the unclaimed property.
However, in some instances the Dept. of the Treasury may not have an updated mailing address for an individual. For that reason, to determine if someone has unclaimed property it is imperative to review the list of Evangeline Parish individuals who are owed money in the newspaper on Thursday, November 29th.
A total of 415 individuals in Evangeline Parish are on the list of unclaimed properties.
To retrieve unclaimed property, an individual must contact the Dept. of the Treasury at (888) 925-4127 and provide them with an easy to read copy of the owner’s driver’s license and possibly other information that will positively identify a person as the rightful owner.
Individuals who have more than $1,500 of unclaimed property will be contacted by the Dept. of the Treasury to start the claims process to receive their money.