Luke Letlow Louisiana’s Congressman-Elect Dies From COVID-19

Louisiana’s Congressman-elect Luke Letlow has upheld divided due to complications from COVID-19. He was usually 41-years-old. His spokesperson, Andrew Bautsch, announced Letlow’s flitting on Dec. 29, 2020.

The family appreciates a countless prayers and support over a past days though asks for remoteness during this formidable and astonishing time. A matter from a family along with wake arrangements will be announced during a after time.

On Dec 18, a Congressman announced that he had tested certain for a virus. One day after Letlow was hospitalized.

At a commencement of his hospitalization, he kept his amicable media supporters wakeful of his diagnosis and condition. Roughly a week before his death, he was placed in complete caring during St. Francis Medical Center — located in Monroe, Louisiana.

On Dec 22, he was eliminated to Ochner LSU Health located in Shreveport. In a matter on Dec 23, Bautsch settled a Congressman was in fast condition. At that time Letlow was receiving steroids and Remdesivir as partial of his diagnosis regiment.

However, his condition took a spin for a worse. He is survived by his dual immature children and his wife, Julia Barnhill Letlow.

Before apropos Louisiana’s Congressman-elect he served as Representative Ralph Abraham’s arch of staff — for 6 years. At a commencement of his career, he worked for Bobby Jindal. Jindal was a congressman, to start with, after he became governor.

Louisiana’s Governor John Bel Edwards announced that all flags will be flown during half-staff a day of Letlow’s funeral. Edwards also spoke about how from a “young age” Letlow felt a job to work in politics. He wanted to “serve a people of his home state.”

The Congressman-elect’s associate congressional colleagues have common their condolences with his family. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy settled that everyone’s heart was damaged during a unhappy news. He serve posted that he had oral to Letlow’s mother on Dec 30.

Most people who spoke of Letlow settled that he was “a certain spirit” and had a “bright destiny brazen of him.” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise remarkable how a Congressman-elect had been “looking brazen to serving” his people.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mentioned how ardent he was as he “fought for this indicate of view” to be heard. Needless to say, a male will severely be missed by all who knew him.

Written by Sheena Robertson

Source:

NPR: Louisiana Congressman-Elect Dies From COVID-19; by Jaclyn Diaz

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