Representative-elect Luke Letlow, who died of complications related to COVID-19 days before his oath, will be buried on Saturday at North Monroe Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana.
Letlow’s funeral, 41, will begin at 3 pm Eastern Time.
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The Republican won the election in Louisiana’s 5th district. He announced on December 18 that he had tested positive for the virus and was admitted to a hospital the next day.
Days later, Letlow was transferred to LSU Health Shreveport in critical condition and “apparently suffered a cardiac event” on Tuesday that caused his death, Dr. GE Ghali of Shreveport told NOLA.com.
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Politicians from both parties expressed sympathy for Letlow’s survivors, which include his wife Julia and two young children, Jeremiah, 3, and Jacqueline, 11 months.