LA State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Kaitlyn "KK" Michelle Gallagher
October 26, 2026
Kaitlyn "KK" Gallagher, 24, of Alexandria was a U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter on the Kisatchie National Forest. She died in the line of duty on October 14, 2026, when a tree struck her while she was responding to the Broken Creek Fire in Rapides Parish. She was also a youth leader at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church and a girls basketball and softball coach at Holy Savior Menard High School. The Governor of Louisiana ordered flags lowered in her honor.
Flag protocol
Fly US and State of Louisiana flags at half-staff at all state buildings on Tuesday, October 26, 2026.