{"id":2239492,"date":"2024-05-07T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-bill-to-honor-luke-letlow-who-died-of-covid-19-with-louisiana-post-office\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T18:28:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T22:28:28","slug":"house-passes-bill-to-honor-luke-letlow-who-died-of-covid-19-with-louisiana-post-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-bill-to-honor-luke-letlow-who-died-of-covid-19-with-louisiana-post-office\/","title":{"rendered":"House approves bill to dedicate Louisiana post office in memory of Luke Letlow, COVID-19 victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-passes-bill-to-honor-luke-letlow-who-died-of-covid-19-with-louisiana-post-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House \u2064passed a \u200cbill to rename\u2063 a\u2063 Louisiana post office in memory of former Rep. \u2063Luke Letlow,\u200d who died from COVID-19 complications 3 1\/2 years ago. The Rayville\u2063 post office will \u200dbe known as the\u2064 Luke Letlow Post Office Building. Majority Leader Steve Scalise sponsored the bill, \u2064co-sponsored by Letlow&#8217;s \u200bwife, Rep. Julia Letlow, \u2063who now holds his seat.\u200c The House approved legislation to rename\u200b a Louisiana post office in honor of the late Rep. Luke Letlow, who succumbed to COVID-19 \u200bcomplications 3 1\/2 years ago. The Rayville post office will now be called the Luke Letlow \u200dPost Office Building. The bill was\u2064 introduced by Majority Leader Steve Scalise and supported by Letlow&#8217;s wife, Rep. Julia Letlow, who has since\u200b assumed his position.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The House voted to rename a Louisiana post office after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1540226\/louisiana-gop-congressman-elect-dies-after-contracting-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>former Rep. Luke Letlow<\/a>, who died nearly 3 1\/2 years ago due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/excess-mortality-are-covid-measures-to-blame-for-thousands-of-unexpected-weekly-deaths\/\" title=\"Excess Mortality: Are COVID Measures to Blame for Thousands of Unexpected Weekly Deaths?\">complications caused<\/a> by COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly, 401-0, to designate the Rayville postal location as the Luke Letlow Post Office Building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/7423\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>under a bill<\/a> sponsored by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). The bill was co-sponsored by Letlow\u2019s wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?p=1719135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Julia Letlow<\/a> (R-LA), who now holds the seat her husband was due to take just five days after his death. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>In this July 22, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-corporations-consider-blocking-monetary-support-to-gop\/\" title=\"U.S. corporations consider blocking monetary support to GOP\">2020 file photo<\/a>, Luke Letlow, chief of staff to exiting Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run to represent Louisiana\u2019s 5th Congressional District in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP Photo\/Melinda Deslatte)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy late husband dedicated his life to making Louisiana\u2019s 5th District a better place,\u201d Julia Letlow said in a statement. \u201cLuke\u2019s purpose was always driven by people and his passion was public service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs someone who deeply loved Richland Parish and spent countless hours learning about its history,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/rep-julia-letlow-congress-honor-211209842.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANLEfg4zrqWsO6zqogbWZKYcizzn-TWo5loZC7Cb4J-PBHjXsZ9ItbvM2HAE2xdJrPLatT9nW4uB7DHXC2riYVcmwPxy1TEAkfGqSkEp4CeWhms15-h-VWjHtpV1Yuaf3FevNAHiwVBKFXwppbgRlo7-ud1qNqOseHy7SZQXprEO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>she added,<\/a> \u201cI know he would consider it the recognition of a lifetime to have the Post Office named in his honor, and our family is so proud to see this fitting memorial to his legacy in the place we call home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Julia Letlow, the widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, speaks to members of the press at the Louisiana State Archives after signing up to run for the 5th Congressional District seat on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Luke Letlow won a December election for the congressional seat but died of COVID-19 complications in December before he could be sworn into office. (AP Photo\/Brett Duke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Julia Letlow won her late husband\u2019s seat after running in the special election to replace him, garnering a commanding 62% of the vote in a competitive 12-way race. She later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-cheri-bustos-diverts-post-office-aid-cash-to-own-campaign\/\" title=\"Dem Cheri Bustos Diverts Post Office Aid Cash to Own Campaign\">won reelection<\/a> in 2022 with 67.6% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Letlow won his election to represent Louisiana\u2019s 5th Congressional District, but he died on Dec. 29, 2020, just five days before he was set to be sworn into office. He died from complications due to COVID-19, according to a statement from his spokesperson at the time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House unanimously voted to rename the Rayville postal location in Louisiana as the Luke Letlow Post Office Building, in honor of late Rep. Luke Letlow, who passed away from COVID-19 complications 3 1\/2 years ago. This bill, sponsored by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), received overwhelming support with a 401-0 vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2239493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21014550016065-1024x768.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21014550016065-1024x768.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2239493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}