Ned Randolph

American politician from Louisiana

Ned Randolph

Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana
In office
December 1986 – December 2006
Preceded by| John K. Snyder
Succeeded by| Jacques Roy
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
1976–1984
Preceded by| Cecil R. Blair
Succeeded by| William Joseph "Joe" McPherson, Jr.
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
1972–1976
Preceded by| At-large delegation:

T. C. Brister
W. K. Brown
R. W. "Buzzy" Graham

Robert J. Munson
Succeeded by| Jock Scott
Personal details
Born|

Edward Gordon Randolph, Jr.

(1942-02-01)February 1, 1942
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Died| October 4, 2016(2016-10-04) (aged 74)
Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting place| Greenwood Cemetery
Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party| Democratic
Spouse|

Deborah Broussard Randolph

(m. 1994)​

Children| 3
Occupation| Attorney
Military service
Allegiance|  United States
Louisiana
Branch/service|  United States Air Force
Louisiana Air National Guard
Years of service| 1967-1971
Rank| Captain
Battles/wars| Vietnam War
Randolph served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature and as mayor of Alexandria, but was unsuccessful in two campaigns for the United States House of Representatives.

Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph Jr. (February 1, 1942 – October 4, 2016), was an American politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1976, in the Louisiana State Senate from 1976 to 1984, and as mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana from 1986 to 2006. Randolph ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1982 and 1992, losing both campaigns. In 1997, Randolph lost a bid for a seat on the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal.[1] Randolph was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]

## Death and legacy

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Randolph died on October 4, 2016, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. An outpouring of remembrances by members of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Louisiana State Senate, former governors, Governor John Bel Edwards, and numerous other former and current local, state, and national public servants followed.[3][4]

On November 27, 2018, the Alexandria City Council voted to name the downtown convention in Randolph's honor to focus upon the late mayor's emphasis on economic development. The official name is the Alexandria Edward G. "Ned" Randolph Riverfront Center; in short form, the Randolph Riverfront Center. First opened in 1996 with a price tag of $17.2 million, of which $13 million was state funded, the center has more than 67,000 square feet of events space and is connected to the Hotel Bentley and the Holiday Inn Downtown.[5]

## See also

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* List of mayors of Alexandria, Louisiana

## References

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1. ^ "Official Election Results: 4/5/1997". staticresult.sos.la.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
2. ^ "Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame". cityofwinnfield.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
3. ^ "Former Alexandria mayor, Ned Randolph, passes away". www.kalb.com.
4. ^ "Former Alexandria Mayor Ned Randolph dies at age 74". thetowntalk.com.
5. ^ Jeff Matthews (November 29, 2018). "Convention center named for longtime former mayor Randolph". The Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

Louisiana State Senate

Preceded by

At-large membership:

T. C. Brister
W. K. Brown
R. W. "Buzzy" Graham

Robert J. Munson

|  Louisiana State Representative from District 26 (Rapides Parish)
Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr.
1972–1976  | Succeeded by

Jock Scott

Preceded by

Cecil R. Blair

|  Louisiana State Senator from District 29 (Rapides Parish)
Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr.
1976–1984  | Succeeded by

William Joseph "Joe" McPherson, Jr.

Political offices
Preceded by

John K. Snyder

|  Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana
Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr.
1986–2006  | Succeeded by

Jacques Roy

Preceded by

Clarence W. Hawkins of Bastrop

|  President of the Louisiana Municipal Association
Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr.
2001–2002  | Succeeded by

Bobby R. Simpson of East Baton Rouge Parish

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Mayors of Alexandria, Louisiana

* Previous mayors missing
* W. George Bowdon, Sr. (1941–1945)
* J. A. Blackman (1945–1947)
* Carl B. Close (1947–1953)
* William George Bowdon Jr. (1953–1969)
* Ed Karst (1969–1973)
* John K. Snyder (1973–1977)
* Carroll E. Lanier (1977–1982)
* John K. Snyder (1982–1986)
* Ned Randolph (1986–2006)
* Jacques Roy (2006–2018)
* Jeff Hall (2018–2022)
* Jacques Roy (2022– )

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Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame

1990s

| 1993|

* Hale Boggs
* William C. C. Claiborne
* Jimmie Davis
* Pap Dean
* Edwin Edwards
* Dudley LeBlanc
* Earl Long
* Huey Long
* Russell B. Long

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1994|

* A. Leonard Allen
* Lindy Boggs
* Victor Bussie
* Allen J. Ellender
* Gillis William Long

1995|

* Camille Gravel
* Sam Hanna Sr.
* deLesseps Story Morrison
* Zachary Taylor
* Edward Douglass White

1996|

* Louis Berry
* James Carville
* Mary Evelyn Parker
* Leander Perez
* Gus Weill

1997|

* Oscar K. Allen
* Murphy J. Foster
* J. Bennett Johnston
* Melinda Schwegmann
* David C. Treen

1998|

* Speedy Long
* John H. Overton
* Joe Waggonner
* T. Harry Williams

1999|

* Cat Doucet
* Jimmy Fitzmorris
* Douglas Fowler
* Iris Kelso
* Ed Renwick

2000s

| 2000|

* Jefferson Caffery
* William J. Jefferson
* Jeannette Knoll
* Jimmy D. Long
* Buddy Roemer

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2001|

* Wiley W. Hilburn
* Robert F. Kennon
* Harry Lee
* Harold McSween
* Wade O. Martin Jr.
* Victor H. Schiro

2002|

* Jesse Bankston
* Kenny Bowen
* Harley Bozeman
* Nathan Burl Cain
* Bill Dodd
* Francis Grevemberg
* John Hainkel
* Henson Moore
* Joe Sampite
* Lillian Walker

2003|

* John Alario
* John Breaux
* Jay Chevalier
* Harry Connick Sr.
* Mike Foster
* Carolyn Huntoon
* Raymond Laborde
* Bob Livingston
* Richard Stalder
* Billy Tauzin

2004|

* Billy Boles
* Charles W. DeWitt Jr.
* Dudley A. Guglielmo
* Moon Landrieu
* Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr.
* Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes
* Virginia Shehee
* Jack Wardlaw

2005|

* Robert W. Bates
* Carlos Roberto Flores
* Mary Flake Flores
* Eddie J. Jordan Jr.
* Curtis Joubert
* Barbara Boggs Sigmund
* Francis C. Thompson

2006|

* Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
* Charlie Cook
* Sylvan Friedman
* Donald E. Hines
* W. Fox McKeithen
* Cecil J. Picard
* Vic Stelly

2007|

* Diana E. Bajoie
* Sally Clausen
* Charles deGravelles
* Virginia deGravelles
* Hunt Downer
* Theodore "Ted" Jones
* Mary Landrieu
* Sean O'Keefe

2008|

* Richard Baker
* Bobby Freeman
* Melvin "Kip" Holden
* James A. Joseph
* Donald G. Kelly
* John LaPlante
* Bob Odom
* Ned Randolph
* Joe R. Salter

2009|

* Al Ater
* Foster Campbell
* Chris John
* Walter Lee
* Jessel Ourso
* Patrick F. Taylor

2010s

| 2010|

* Rodney Alexander
* Randy Ewing
* Charlton Lyons
* Samuel B. Nunez Jr.
* William Nungesser
* Risley C. Triche

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2011|

* James H. Brown
* Lucille May Grace
* Catherine D. Kimball
* J. Kelly Nix
* Ralph Perlman
* Charlie Smith

2012|

* Fred Baden
* Felix Edward Hébert
* E. L. Henry
* Jerry Huckaby
* Adras LaBorde
* Billy Montgomery

2013|

* Charles C. Barham
* Leonard J. Chabert
* Marty J. Chabert
* Norby Chabert
* George Dement
* Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway
* Angelo Roppolo
* Raymond Strother

2014|

* J. Marshall Brown
* John Bel Edwards
* John B. Fournet
* Richard P. "Dick" Guidry
* John S. Hunt II
* Rose McConnell Long
* Robert "Bob" Mann
* Harvey Peltier Jr.

2015|

* Peppi Bruneau
* Buddy Caldwell
* Juba Diez
* Noble Ellington
* John Maginnis
* Charles A. Marvin
* Scott family: Albin Provosty, Nauman Scott and Jock Scott

2016|

* Boysie Bollinger
* Randy K. Haynie
* Richard Ieyoub
* Sam Houston Jones
* John Mamoulides
* Braxton Moody III
* Kaliste Saloom Jr.

2017|

* Jim Beam
* Jimmy Dimos
* T. J. Jemison
* Maurice Mapes
* Dave Norris

2018|

* Avery Alexander
* Jay Dardenne
* Quentin Dastugue
* James Gill
* Charles D. Lancaster Jr.

2019|

* Raymond Blanco
* Marion Edwards
* Paul Hardy
* Ron Gomez
* Richard Zuschlag

2020s

| 2020|

* David & Jean Bell
* Clarence R. Fields
* Robert Gentry
* William Earl Hilton
* Deano Thornton

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2021|

* Robert Adley
* Jim McCrery
* Edward (Ed) Steimel
* Gregory W. Tarver Sr.

2022|

* Elliott D. Coleman
* Jim Donelon
* Walter B. Hatten
* W. L. “Jack” Howard
* Verne R. Kennedy
* Robert W. Kostelka
* Roy O. Martin IIII
* Dr. I. C. Turnley, Jr.

2023|

* Ben Bagert, Jr.
* John Bagneris
* Dennis Bagneris
* Michael Bagneris
* James Desmond Carvin
* Louis Charbonnet III
* Mitch Landrieu
* Marc Morial
* Ben W. Nevers
* Suzanne Haik Terrell
* Roger F. Villere, Jr.

2024|

* Edmund James “Ed” Anderson Jr.
* Deacon Dan Borné
* Judge Burrell Carter
* Robert J. Carter
* Joseph A. Delpit
* John Bel Edwards
* James R. Engster
* Louis Joseph Lambert

2025|

* The Honorable Don Burkett
* Judge Marion F. Edwards
* Jimmy Foster “Jim” Harris
* James Maxwell “Max” Kelley
* Carolyn Phillips
* Marsha Shuler
* Charles S. “Charlie” Weems

2026|

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