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LSU honors Giselle and Jean Luc Doucet at their graduation after a plane crash

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Louisiana State University says it will honor two seniors Friday at their respective graduation ceremonies after they died Wednesday in a plane crash in Williamson County, about 50 miles southwest of Nashville.

The students, identified by the school as Giselle and Jean-Luc Doucet, were killed when the single-engine fixed-wing aircraft of their father, Dr. Lucius Doucet III, crashed in the area of ​​Bending Chestnut Road and Davis Hollow Road near the Natchez Trace Parkway.

LSU released a statement Thursday identifying the students, both seniors who were set to graduate Friday.

“We are devastated to hear this news, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Doucet family and everyone close to them,” the statement said. posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, read. “This is heartbreaking for the LSU community, but especially for those who know and love these two students, and those who expected to share their graduation ceremony with them tomorrow.”

The university’s statement went on to say that they will honor both students at their respective ceremonies and support those affected by their deaths.

When did the plane crash happen in Tennessee?

Williamson County Emergency Services said they received a 911 call about a possible plane crash around 12:05 p.m.

According to officials, the Beech V35 single-engine aircraft struck Baton Rouge, La. abandoned and was en route to Louisville, Kentucky, when it crashed. The plane took off from Louisiana Regional Airport at 8:53 a.m. Central Time and was scheduled to arrive at Bowman Field Airport at 2:07 p.m. Eastern Time, according to FlightAware.

At a news conference Thursday, officials said the plane was “completely out of control” before the crash.

National Transportation Safety Board investigator Aaron McCarter said the wreckage was more than a half-mile radius. “It was widely distributed, indicative of an in-flight rupture,” he said.

Tennessean reporters Kirsten Fiscus and Diana Leyva contributed to this report.