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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.
In 2008, Ewing held a fund raiser at his home for Democratic U.S. Senator [[Mary Landrieu]], who defeated her Republican opponent, state treasurer and later U.S. Senator [[John Neely Kennedy]], to win a third term. Among those attending the gathering was the Republican U.S. Representative [[Rodney Alexander]], formerly of Louisiana's 5th congressional district.<ref>"La-Sen: Hey Villere: You Gonna’ Censure Rodney?", Dailykingfish.com, accessed=November 8, 2009}}</ref>
In 2008, Ewing held a fund raiser at his home for Democratic U.S. Senator [[Mary Landrieu]], who defeated her Republican opponent, state treasurer and later U.S. Senator [[John Neely Kennedy]], to win a third term. Among those attending the gathering was the Republican U.S. Representative [[Rodney Alexander]], formerly of Louisiana's 5th congressional district.<ref>"La-Sen: Hey Villere ([[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]]): You Gonna’ Censure Rodney?", Dailykingfish.com, accessed November 8, 2009}}</ref>
On January 30, 2010, along with Rodney Alexander and the late [[Charlton Lyons]], a Republican pioneer from [[Shreveport]], 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>
On January 30, 2010, along with Rodney Alexander and the late [[Charlton Lyons]], a Republican pioneer from [[Shreveport]], 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>