Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (December 15, 1942 – August 18, 2019) was an American politician. She served as Governor of Louisiana from 2004 through 2008 until being replaced by Bobby Jindal. She was born in New Iberia, Louisiana. Blanco is a member of the Democratic Party.
In December 2017, Blanco was diagnosed with an incurable form of uveal melanoma and liver cancer.[1] On April 19, 2019, it was announced that she was in hospice care.[2] Blanco died on August 18, 2019 under hospice care in Lafayette, Louisiana at the age of 76.[3]
Kathleen Blanco Media
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Blanco, President Bush and U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA)
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President Bush tours damage in the Township of Metairie where Hurricane Katrina broke through the levee with, from left, U.S. Senator David Vitter, Governor Kathleen Blanco and Army Corps of Engineers Col. Richard Wagenaar Friday, September 2, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Hilburn, Greg (August 18, 2019). "Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco dies at 76". The News-Star. https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2019/08/18/kathleen-blanco-dies-former-louisiana-governor-cancer/1260178001/. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
