Julia Letlow, widow of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, to run for Congress Julia Letlow for Congress Julia Letlow, whose husband Luke Letlow died from COVID-19 days before he was to be sworn into Congress, announced Thursday that she is running for his vacant seat in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. and last updated 2021-01-14 13:36:48-05 Julia Letlow, whose husband Luke Letlow died from COVID-19 days before he was to be sworn into Congress, announced Thursday that she is running for his vacant seat in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. "I am running to continue the mission Luke started â to stand up for our Christian values, to fight for our rural agricultural communities, and to deliver real results to move our state forward,ââ Letlow said in a statement posted to Facebook.