Memorial service held for Congressman-elect Luke Letlow
Memorial service held for Congressman-elect Luke Letlow after dying from COVID-19 complications By KNOE Staff | January 2, 2021 at 2:22 PM CST - Updated January 2 at 6:14 PM
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
The memorial service for Letlow was held Saturday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe. If you missed the service,
click here to watch it on YouTube.
The following is from Kilpatrick Funeral Homes & Cemeteries:
Congressman-elect Luke Joshua Letlow, from Start, Louisiana, passed away from complications due to COVID-19 on December 29, 2020. He was born to Johnny and Dianne Letlow on December 6, 1979, in Richland Parish, Louisiana.
Who was Luke Letlow?
Born in Start, west of Monroe, Luke Joshua Letlow was raised by Dianne and Johnny Letlow. The youngest son in the family dubbed as âa ninth-generation Louisianianâ graduated from Ouachita Christian High School and then studied at Louisiana Tech University in 2003 to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. Interestingly, he has worked as an intern for John Cooksey in 2000 when Cooksey represented Louisiana s 5th congressional district and worked for US Representative Bobby Jindal during Jindal s tenure from 2005 to 2008.
Letlow served as chairman of the Louisiana Tech College Republicans in 2001 and as the State Chairman of the Louisiana Federation of College Republicans in 2002. He served as campaign manager for Ralph Abraham and soon became his chief of staff during his three-term tenure. Recently, in a run-off election on December 5, 2020, he defeated State Representative Lance Harris.
Louisiana Rep.-Elect Letlow Dies of CCP Virus Complications
Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, a Republican who won election to Congress earlier this month, died on Dec. 29 from complications related to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. He was 41.
Letlow was elected in a runoff to represent the state’s 5th Congressional District. He suffered a heart attack after undergoing an operation related to the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali told The Epoch Times.
Letlow had been admitted to a hospital on Dec. 19 after testing positive for the virus, and was transferred to an intensive care unit on Dec. 22.
News of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow’s passing from complications related to COVID-19 has rocked the 5
th District with residents in mourning.
The 41-year-old Letlow leaves behind a young family: his wife Dr. Julia Letlow and their two children Jaqueline and Jeremiah.
“Just, just tragic, just real tragic and it brings home the seriousness of COVID and this virus that is sweeping the world,” said ULM Political Science Professor Dr. Joshua Stockely.
Accolades and condolences have rolled in from across the political spectrum this morning including from Speaker Pelosi, Governor Edwards, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, and others.
Letlow entered politics working for then-Congressman Jindal in 2005 before following him to the Governor’s mansion until 2010. After a stint in the private sector, he returned to politics in 2014 to run Congressman Ralph Abraham’s election campaign, eventually becoming his Chief of Staff before winning the 5