Congressman-Elect Dies Of Complications From Covid-19; Lawmakers Pay Tribute

The widow of Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who died after contracting COVID-19, will run to represent the Louisiana congressional district he was just days away from being sworn-in to serve. Julia Letlow, a higher education professional, launched her congressional bid Thursday during an interview on KWCL-FM in Oak Grove, La., the same place where her late husband made his congressional announcement in March.

Survivor: Palau star Angie Jakusz has sadly died after a battle with cancer at just 40-years-old. The tragic news was confirmed via an obituary published by her family via Louisiana news site Nola.com, noting that she died on Friday, January 8, 2021.

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donate to Kevin’s funeral fund page.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.30am on Friday, 1 January, 2021, police received report of a man having fallen on Shields Drive in Motherwell.“The man was conveyed by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital, where he later died.

Coronation Street star Alan Igbon has died “peacefully” aged 68, his niece has confirmed.The soap actor, who also starred in Brookside, was best known for playing Tony Stewart, the estranged father of Jason Grimshaw – played by Ryan Thomas – in the ITV programme in 2003. Alan’s niece confirmed the sad news as she shared a tribute to him on Facebook on Monday 4 January.

Louisiana Republican Rep.-elect Luke Letlow died last week of COVID-19 complications related to a blood clot and heart attack, according to the chancellor of the hospital where Letlow had been treated. Letlow, 41, experienced the heart attack last week following a medical procedure at LSU Health Shreveport to remove a blood clot caused by the virus.

Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., wrote a letter to House leadership Friday, urging them to keep a 1967 rule that exempts lawmakers from a ban on firearms inside the Capitol building.

Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who died from complications related to COVID-19 days before he was to be sworn in, will be laid to rest Saturday at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe, La. The funeral service for Letlow, 41, will begin at 3 p.m.

A Louisiana State Police trooper who had forwarded a recording of a racial slur to a Black colleague and being investigated in connection to drugs, shot and killed himself Wednesday after authorities arrived at his home, law enforcement officials said. State Police Superintendent Col.

Dawn Wells, known to classic television fans for playing Mary Ann on the iconic ‘60s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island”, has passed away at the age of 82.

Louisiana Republican Rep.-elect Luke Letlow died of a heart attack after a procedure related to COVID-19, according to the chancellor of the hospital he was admitted to. LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E.

Left-wing Vox writer Aaron Rupar was sharply criticized Tuesday for linking the death of congressman-elect Luke Letlow to his calls to open up the economy. Letlow, 41, died Tuesday of complications from coronavirus, shortly before he was to take office after winning the race for Lousiana's Fifth Congressional District.

Luke Letlow was a Republican politician who had just been elected to represent Louisiana’s 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.Letlow worked as congressional district director for Bobby Jindal when he served in the U.S.

Letlow defeated representative Lance Harris in a December 5 runoff election to become the representative for Louisiana's 5th Congressional district. He was set to replace Republican Ralph Abraham, who served for three terms, and for whom Letlow served as chief of staff. «There are no words for this loss,» Abraham said in a statement.

Political leaders from both sides of the aisle have come forward with expressions of condolences following the death of Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, R.-La., at the age of 41 on Tuesday. Letlow died following complications from COVID-19 after being admitted to a hospital on Dec. 19, a day after he announced his diagnosis.