FILE – In this June 11, 2009, file photo, former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco address a news conference as Gov. Bobby Jindal looks on at the state capitol in Baton Rouge, 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. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)