Republican Julia Letlow takes Louisiana seat husband won before dying of Covid
by Associated Press in Baton Rouge from US news | The Guardian on (#5FKRJ)
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The Republican Julia Letlow easily won a Saturday special election for a north-east Louisiana-based US House seat her husband, Luke, won before his death from complications related to Covid-19.
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