R.I.P Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana governor during Hurricane Katrina, dead.

Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who led her state during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. She was 76.

The office of Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed Blanco's death. She had been battling a rare form of cancer that had spread to her liver.

The Democrat who served in state government offices for more than two decades had announced in December 2017 that she was being treated for the incurable melanoma. "I’ve had an extraordinarily full life," she said in her announcement of her terminal condition. A devout Catholic, Blanco thanked Louisiana residents for
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