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==Background==
==Background==
Ewing recalls that his father, Laster Cleo "Lew" Ewing (1912-2004), was given a job at the [[Louisiana State University]] student farm in [[Baton Rouge]] during the depths of the [[Great Depression]] through the intervention of [then Governor [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] Though he had first attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], L. C. Ewing was therefore able to study at LSU, from which he graduated in 1935.<ref name=lceobit>L. C. Ewing obituary, ''The Monroe News-Star,'' August 20, 2004.</ref> from which he graduated in 1935.<ref name=lceobit/>
Ewing recalls that his father, Laster Cleo "Lew" Ewing (1912-2004), was given a job at the [[Louisiana State University]] student farm in [[Baton Rouge]] during the depths of the [[Great Depression]] through the intervention of [then Governor [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] Though he had first attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], L. C. Ewing was therefore able to study at LSU, from which he graduated in 1935.<ref name=lceobit>L. C. Ewing obituary, ''[[Monroe News Star]],'' August 20, 2004.</ref> from which he graduated in 1935.<ref name=lceobit/>
Randy Ewing explained accordingly: "My father's stories of LSU, Huey Long, and Baton Rouge because almost mystical in my family. This life-changing opportunity for a 19-year-old poverty-stricken boy from Chatham bore great influence on subsequent generations" of the Ewing family. Ewing's mother, the former Louise Williams (1917-2001), known as "Topper Ewing," devoted much of her time and to their [[United Methodist]] church as well as other community and civic endeavors.<ref name=lceobit/>
Randy Ewing explained accordingly: "My father's stories of LSU, Huey Long, and Baton Rouge because almost mystical in my family. This life-changing opportunity for a 19-year-old poverty-stricken boy from Chatham bore great influence on subsequent generations" of the Ewing family. Ewing's mother, the former Louise Williams (1917-2001), known as "Topper Ewing," devoted much of her time and to their [[United Methodist]] church as well as other community and civic endeavors.<ref name=lceobit/>