What is Kathleen Blanco?
[[File:KBlancoChalmetteIce.jpg|thumb | right | Kathleen Blanco at the Southeast Louisiana Regional Ice Hub]] '''Kathleen Babineaux Blanco''' (December 15, 1942 &ndash; August 18, 2019) was an American politician. She served as [[Governor of Louisiana]] from 2004 through 2008 until being replaced by [[Bobby Jindal]]. She was born in [[New Iberia, Louisiana]]. Blanco is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In December 2017, Blanco was diagnosed with an incurable form of [[uveal melanoma]] and [[liver cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/story/37034325/kathleen-blanco-being-treated-for-liver-cancer-says-no-cure|title=Kathleen Blanco being treated for cancer, says no cure|publisher=KATC|accessdate=December 12, 2017|date=December 13, 2017|archive-date=July 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715053500/http://www.katc.com/story/37034325/kathleen-blanco-being-treated-for-liver-cancer-says-no-cure|url-status=dead}}</ref> On April 19, 2019, it was announced that she was in [[hospice care]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Former-governor-Kathleen-Blanco-in-hospice-care-508696571.html|title=Former governor Kathleen Blanco in hospice care|publisher=KALB|date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> Blanco died on August 18, 2019 under hospice care in [[Lafayette, Louisiana]] at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2019/08/18/kathleen-blanco-dies-former-louisiana-governor-cancer/1260178001/|title = Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco dies at 76|last = Hilburn|first = Greg|date = August 18, 2019|accessdate = August 18, 2019|work = [[The News-Star]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Lieutenant governors of Louisiana}} {{Governors of Louisiana}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Kathleen}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Louisiana]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:Deaths from uveal melanoma]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [