Lake Charles man wins $2 million lotto jackpot

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) – A Lake Charles man became an instant millionaire over the weekend, officials said.

Lake Charles resident Christopher Archinard won a Lotto jackpot worth over $2 million in the Louisiana Lottery's Aug. 3 drawing by a single ticket sold at Raceway MLK in Lake Charles. The store received a selling bonus of $20,309.07, equal to 1% of the prize.

Archinard claimed the prize on Monday and received $1,457,175.77 after state and federal tax withholdings. This...