Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow and wife Julia Barnhill Letlow, July 22, 2020.
President Biden has signed into law the legislation that designates the U.S. Post Office on Benedette Street in Rayville as the Luke Letlow Post Office. Congresswoman Julia Letlow says her family is deeply touched by the honor that her late husband has received…
Cut12 (10) “He was just such a respecter of where we came from and finding out those stories and having a post office named after him, I know that he would be over the moon about it.”
The “Luke Letlow Post Office Building” commemorates the life and legacy of the congressman-elect, who tragically passed away from COVID-19 complications in 2020 before being sworn into office. Letlow says she is flooded with emotion…
Untitled 11 (11) “If you knew Luke you knew that he was such a historian at heart, and you would find him actually researching post offices and going back and finding connections.”
Letlow says that having a post office named after him in his home community is a meaningful tribute to his dedication to public service and his enduring impact on Louisiana.
Cut 14 (09) “My only hope is that maybe 100 years from now there will be another little boy who walks past it and does his own researcher and finds out who Luke was.”
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