Randy Ewing
| Randy Lew Ewing | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Senator from District 35 (Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, and Union parishes) | |
|
In office 1988–2000 |
|
| Preceded by | Charles C. Barham |
| Succeeded by | Bill Jones |
| President of the Louisiana State Senate | |
|
In office 1996–2000 |
|
| Preceded by | Samuel Bernard Nunez, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John J. Hainkel, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 10, 1944 Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Upshaw Ewing |
| Children |
Ashley E. Manning |
| Residence |
Quitman Jackson Parish |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Timber Businessman |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Ashley E. Manning
Randy Lew Ewing (born February 10, 1944) is a timberbusinessman from Jackson Parish, who as a Democrat, represented District 35 (Jackson, Lincoln, Union, and part of Ouachita parishes) in the Louisiana State Senate from 1988 to 2000. He was the State Senate President in his last term from 1996 to 2000, which corresponded with the first term of Republican Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
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 Governor Huey Pierce Long, Jr. Though he had first attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, L. C. Ewing was therefore able to study at LSU, from which he graduated in 1935.
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.
...
Wikipedia