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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>
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>
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 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.
''The Picayune'''s Anderson noted that Hainkel loved traditions: his birthday at a Tulane baseball game, for instance, and frequent parties for Tulane, LSU, and Southeastern sports contests, in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Hammond. Anderson called him a "one-man tourism bureau" who promoted his love of Louisiana wherever he went. "His politicking was one-on-one: stumping the corner stores, roadside stands and restaurants of his district, shucking [[oyster]]s at a school fair or tossing pumpkins in a parade."
''The Picayune'''s Anderson noted that Hainkel loved traditions: his birthday at a Tulane baseball game, for instance, and frequent parties for Tulane, LSU, and Southeastern sports contests, in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Hammond. Anderson called him a "one-man tourism bureau" who promoted his love of Louisiana wherever he went. "His politicking was one-on-one: stumping the corner stores, roadside stands and restaurants of his district, shucking [[oyster]]s at a school fair or tossing pumpkins in a parade."