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]

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]

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