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2004 - 2008 Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, 63rd governor of Louisiana, died in 2019. She is buried at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau, La. She graduated from University of Louisiana, Lafayette, taught at Breaux Bridge High School and home schooled her children. She was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1983 and served five years. In 1988 she was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission and served for seven years. She was then elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor Mike Foster, a republican, serving eight years. In 2003 she was elected Governor, defeating Bobby Jindal a republican. Kathleen Blanco was the first woman governor of Louisiana. Blanco travel widely in search of business for Louisiana, including Nova Scotia, Cuba, Japan, China and Taiwan.
Then came Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, both in 2005.
On March 20, 2007, following her unpopular evaluation by the electorate, due to Hurricane's Rita and Katrina, Governor
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