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==Legacy and honors==

==Legacy and honors==

In June 2006, a bust of Hainkel was placed in the rotunda of the state Capitol.  The Senate's briefing room in the Capitol has also been named for Hainkel.  ''Gambit Weekly'' noted, "With theater-style seating and large plasma monitors, the John Hainkel Room is among the most luxurious in the Capitol."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/the-2005-legislative-yearbook/Content?oid=1244476|title=The 2005 Legislative Yearbook|author=Jeremy Alford|publisher=''Gambit Weekly''|accessdate=23 April 2018}}</ref>

In June 2006, a bust of Hainkel was placed in the rotunda of the state Capitol.  The Senate's briefing room in the Capitol has also been named for Hainkel.  ''Gambit Weekly'' noted, "With theater-style seating and large plasma monitors, the John Hainkel Room is among the most luxurious in the Capitol."<ref>Jeremy Alford, "The 2005 Legislative Yearbook," ''Gambit Weekly, April 23, 2018.</ref>

Shortly after Hainkel's death, Congress, on a motion from Louisiana Republican [[Bobby Jindal]] (who would later be elected governor of Louisiana in 2007, declared that Hainkel's death "is a loss for me and for all Louisiana. He was a good friend and one of the most supportive people I know. He was always ready to lend a helping and guiding hand, whatever the situation may be." Later, at Jindal's request, Congress voted to rename the post office in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish to honor Hainkel.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=109-h20050627-22] {{dead link|date=February 2018}}</ref>

Shortly after Hainkel's death, Congress, on a motion from Louisiana Republican [[Bobby Jindal]] (who was elected governor of Louisiana in 2007, declared that Hainkel's death "is a loss for me and for all Louisiana. He was a good friend and one of the most supportive people I know. He was always ready to lend a helping and guiding hand, whatever the situation may be." Later, at Jindal's request, Congress voted to rename the post office in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish to honor Hainkel.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=109-h20050627-22] {{dead link|date=February 2018}}</ref>

Hainkel is also the eponym of the [http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=106 John J. Hainkel Jr. Home and Rehab Center], a New Orleans unit of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Hainkel championed funding for the facility during his time in the Senate.

Hainkel is also the eponym of the [http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=106 John J. Hainkel Jr. Home and Rehab Center], a New Orleans unit of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Hainkel championed funding for the facility during his time in the Senate.