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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.
In 2003, Ewing launched an unsuccessful campaign for governor in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]]. He finished in fifth place with some 123,936 votes (9 percent). Ewing won the endorsement of Democrats [[Ray Nagin]], then the [[mayor]] of [[New Orleans]]; former state Representatives [[Kenneth Volentine]], then the sheriff of Claiborne Parish, and Virgil D. Orr of Lincoln Parish, along with the Republicans, state Senator Robert Jocelyn Barham of Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish and former state Senator Tommy Casanova, an ophthalmologist from Crowley and a former LSU [[football]] great.great. Though he was considered a somewhat [[conservative]] Democrat, the [[Christian Coalition]] rated Ewing at only 44 percent, compared to 90 percent for then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], a Republican. The winner of the gubernatorial race was Ewing's fellow Democrat, [[Kathleen Blanco]] of [[Lafayette]].
In 2003, Ewing launched an unsuccessful campaign for governor in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]]. He finished in fifth place with some 123,936 votes (9 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> Ewing secured the endorsement of Democrats [[Ray Nagin]], then the [[African-American]] [[mayor]] of [[New Orleans]]; former state Representatives [[Kenneth Volentine]], then the sheriff of Claiborne Parish, and Virgil D. Orr of Lincoln Parish, along with the Republicans, state Senator Robert Jocelyn Barham of Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish and former state Senator Tommy Casanova, an ophthalmologist from Crowley and a former LSU [[football]] great.great. Though he was considered a somewhat [[conservative]] Democrat, the [[Christian Coalition]] rated Ewing at only 44 percent, compared to 90 percent for then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], a Republican. The winner of the gubernatorial race was Ewing's fellow Democrat, [[Kathleen Blanco]] of [[Lafayette]].
In 1996, Louisiana Governmental Services, Inc., called Ewing the "conscience of the Senate." In 1999, Ewing was inducted into the LSU Hall of Distinction.
In 1996, Louisiana Governmental Services, Inc., called Ewing the "conscience of the Senate." In 1999, Ewing was inducted into the LSU Hall of Distinction.