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In 1989, Phi Kappa Theta national fraternal organization presented Hardy with the "Man of Achievement" award. In 1991, he was presented with "The Order of the Plimsoll," the highest award of the New Orleans World Trade Center.<ref name=athlete/>
In 1989, Phi Kappa Theta national fraternal organization presented Hardy with the "Man of Achievement" award. In 1991, he was presented with "The Order of the Plimsoll," the highest award of the New Orleans World Trade Center.<ref name=athlete/>
==Stinging defeat in 1991==
===Stinging defeat in 1991===
Hardy was defeated for reelection as lieutenant governor in 1991 by the Democrat [[Melinda Schwegmann]] of [[New Orleans]], daughter-in-law of Jefferson Parish state legislator, gubernatorial candidate in 1971, and grocery mogul [[John Schwegmann|John Gerald Schwegmann, Jr.]] In the primary, Hardy and Schwegmann virtually tied, 624,371 (43 percent) for Schwegmann and 620,199 (also 43 percent) for Hardy.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 19, 1991</ref>
Hardy was defeated for reelection as lieutenant governor in 1991 by the Democrat [[Melinda Schwegmann]] of [[New Orleans]], daughter-in-law of Jefferson Parish state legislator, gubernatorial candidate in 1971, and grocery mogul [[John Schwegmann|John Gerald Schwegmann, Jr.]] In the primary, Hardy and Schwegmann virtually tied, 624,371 (43 percent) for Schwegmann and 620,199 (also 43 percent) for Hardy.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 19, 1991</ref>