LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - A former Louisiana state senator has died after being injured in a car crash.
Louisiana State Police say former Sen. Heulette “Clo” Fontenot Jr. died Sunday at a hospital. He was 58 years old.
Fontenot served two terms as a state senator, from 1996 until 2008.
State Trooper Taylor Scrantz says in a news release that Fontenot was not wearing a seatbelt and he failed to yield to an oncoming car while turning left about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. His car was hit on the passenger side.
The police statement says the other car’s driver and passenger had minor injuries.
Routine toxicology reports are pending on both drivers.
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