The House voted to rename a Louisiana post office after former Rep. Luke Letlow, who died nearly 3 1/2 years ago due to complications caused by COVID-19.
Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly, 401-0, to designate the Rayville postal location as the Luke Letlow Post Office Building under a bill sponsored by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). The bill was co-sponsored by Letlow’s wife, Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who now holds the seat her husband was due to take just five days after his death.
In this July 22, 2020 file photo, Luke Letlow, chief of staff to exiting Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
“My late husband dedicated his life to making Louisiana’s 5th District a better place,” Julia Letlow said in a statement. “Luke’s
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