FILE – In a Tuesday, May 24, 2011 file photo, former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco greets former President George W. Bush in Lafayette, La. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office confirmed former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state’s first female elected governor, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. She was 76. (P.C. Piazza/The Daily Advertiser via AP)