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Sports Reporter Carley McCord, Daughter-in-Law of LSU OC Steve Ensminger, Dies in Plane Crash

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Louisiana sports reporter Carley McCord, the daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, died in a plane crash in Lafayette, La., on Saturday, the Associated Press confirmed.

McCord worked for Cox Sports Television, ESPN3, WDSU New Orleans and more.

A small eight-passenger plane crashed into a U.S. Post Office parking lot in Lafayette on Saturday morning, killing five people and injuring at least two, officials told NBC News. The plane, which was headed to Atlanta, was carrying six people when it took off from Lafayette Regional Airport.

Lafayette Fire Department spokesperson Alton Trahan confirmed to NBC News that the plane struck a car when it crashed.