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===Community organizing===

===Community organizing===

After his legislative term, Newman continued to work as a community organizer. He served on the boards of  the American Cancer Society and several organizations seeking to control [[narcotics]], the predecessors to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in public schools. He also worked against [[alcohol]] abuse through Mothers Against Drunk Driving. His activities paved the way for the first community centers in Baton Rouge.<ref name=madeadifference/> He sat on the board of the Foster Grandparents Program and the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. An active [[Roman Catholic]], Newman served on the board for Catholic Community Services in the Diocese of Baton Rouge. He was a member of the charitable [[St. Vincent de Paul Society]] of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. With other craftsmen from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Newman helped to build the Immaculate Conception sanctuary, which was completed in 1959.  He managed the St. Vincent de Paul dining room for two years in Baton Rouge until sidelined by illness. He also worked to establish the Bishop Ott shelters and a [[Charity shop|thrift store]] for the needy.<ref name=obit/><ref name=madeadifference/>

After his legislative term, Newman continued to work as a community organizer. He served on the boards of  the American Cancer Society and several organizations seeking to control [[narcotics]], the predecessors to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in public schools. He also worked against [[alcohol]] abuse through Mothers Against Drunk Driving. His activities paved the way for the first community centers in Baton Rouge.<ref name=madeadifference/> He sat on the board of the Foster Grandparents Program and the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. An active [[Roman Catholic]], Newman served on the board for Catholic Community Services in the Diocese of Baton Rouge. He was a member of the charitable St. Vincent de Paul Society of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. With other craftsmen from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Newman helped to build the Immaculate Conception sanctuary, which was completed in 1959.  He managed the St. Vincent de Paul dining room for two years in Baton Rouge until sidelined by illness. He also worked to establish the Bishop Ott shelters and a thrift store for the needy.<ref name=obit/><ref name=madeadifference/>

==Legacy==

==Legacy==