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Gov. Landry Awards Highest Civilian Honor to Emma Foltz for Actions During Texas Floods

TEXAS, JUL 17 – Emma Foltz received Louisiana's highest civilian award for evacuating 14 campers during Texas floods that caused over 100 deaths, officials said.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WNTZ) - Gov. Jeff Landry awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, the highest civilian honor in Louisiana, to Emma Foltz, a Louisiana Tech University senior who helped save 14 campers during the devastating flash floods in Texas earlier this month. The award was presented during a press conference held Wednesday morning in Baton Rouge. Foltz, an Alexandria native and Phi Mu sorority member, was serving as a third-year …

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Fort Bend Herald broke the news in on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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