A sports journalist, an IT company executive and three others were killed in the Louisiana plane crash

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The five people killed when a small plane crashed in Louisiana included a sports reporter and a local company executive, officials say. Here's what we know about the victims, who were on their way to Atlanta for a college football playoff semifinal.

On Saturday, Lafayette Fire Department Chief Alton Trahan named those who died on their way to Atlanta for a college football playoff semifinal. The reporter was Carley Ann McCord. The other victims were pilot Ian E. Biggs, 51; Robert Vaughn Crisp II, 59; Gretchen D. Vincent, 51, and Michael Walker Vincent, 15. The sixth person on the plane, Stephen Wade Berzas, 37, survived but was hospitalized in critical condition.

During a pregame show, 104.5 ESPN radio host Matt Moscona said on-air that McCord was on her way to Atlanta to watch the LSU game on Saturday.McCord had extensive knowledge of all Louisiana sports teams, said Joel Vilmenay, the WDSU's president and general manager."Carley's passion for sports journalism and her deep knowledge of Louisiana sports, from high school to the professional ranks, made her an exceptional journalist," he said.

 

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So sad to hear the rich and privileged die from their privileged lifestyle. Meanwhile homeless families are trying to find shelter

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wow, another looker, what a tragic loss. I'm so sorry for her family

So sad

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Hi

RIP to all the victims

RIP

so so sad

Terrible 😔

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