"As a home-grown product of Louisiana, she tried to use her background to her political advantage. In her 2003 race for governor, her team tried to add her instantly identifiable Cajun maiden name, Babineaux, to nearly every reference." - @RichardFaussethttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/obituaries/kathleen-blanco-dies.html …
1. This information came from my interview with Robert T. Mann, her communications director at the time. 2. The fact that she used her maiden name before her governor's race does not contradict what was stated in the obituary.