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Ewing owns Ewing Timber Co., a business in Quitman, a small town north of the parish seat of Jonesboro. Ewing maintained his Senate office in the nearby larger city of Ruston in Lincoln Parish. In Ruston, he is a director of American Bank and the private Cedar Creek School. He has served on the board of the Louisiana Methodist Children's Home in Ruston. He and Mrs. Ewing have long supported [[Boy Scouts]] and [[Girl Scouts]]. Ewing is a member of the Lions Club.
Ewing owns Ewing Timber Co., a business in Quitman, a small town north of the parish seat of Jonesboro. Ewing maintained his Senate office in the nearby larger city of Ruston in Lincoln Parish. In Ruston, he is a director of American Bank and the private Cedar Creek School. He has served on the board of the Louisiana Methodist Children's Home in Ruston. He and Mrs. Ewing have long supported [[Boy Scouts]] and [[Girl Scouts]]. Ewing is a member of the Lions Club.
He is a past president of the Louisiana Forestry Association, an organization in which his father was also active, and a former chairman of the Louisiana Forestry Commission. He is also a former member of the Louisiana Ad Valorem Tax Commission.
He is a past president of the Louisiana Forestry Association, an organization in which his father was also active, and a former chairman of the Louisiana Forestry Commission. He is also a former member of the Louisiana Ad Valorem Tax Commission.
==Political career==
==Political career==
In the Senate, Ewing authored the Louisiana "Balanced Budget Amendment" and the establishment of the state mineral trust fund. He was active in promoting government ethics, the treatment of substance abuse, the prevention of child abuse, and reforms in education. In 1998, Ewing served on a citizens Advisory Committee recommending reforms to the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]].
In the Senate, Ewing authored the Louisiana "Balanced Budget Amendment" and the establishment of the state mineral trust fund. He was active in promoting government ethics, the treatment of substance abuse, the prevention of child abuse, and reforms in education. In 1998, Ewing served on a citizens Advisory Committee recommending reforms to the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]].
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On January 30, 2010, along with Rodney Alexander and the late [[Charlton Lyons]], Ewing was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=[[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]|publisher=Lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref>
On January 30, 2010, along with Rodney Alexander and the late [[Charlton Lyons]], Ewing was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=[[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]|publisher=Lapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=January 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>Randy Ewing's parents, Lew and Louise Ewing, are interred at the Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery southeast of Quitman behind the graves of former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]] and Davis' first wife, Alvern Adams Davis.</ref>
<ref>Randy Ewing's parents, Lew and Louise Ewing, are interred at the Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery southeast of Quitman behind the graves of former Governor [[Jimmie Davis]] and Davis' first wife, Alvern Adams Davis.</ref>
==References==
==References==