| Nationality: | American |
| Office: | Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Term Start: | December 1986 |
| Term End: | December 2006 |
| Preceded: | John K. Snyder |
| Succeeded: | Jacques Roy |
| State House2: | Louisiana |
| District2: | 29th |
| Term Start2: | 1976 |
| Term End2: | 1984 |
| Preceded2: | Cecil R. Blair |
| Succeeded2: | William Joseph "Joe" McPherson, Jr. |
| State House3: | Louisiana |
| District3: | 26th |
| Term Start3: | 1972 |
| Term End3: | 1976 |
| Preceded3: | At-large delegation: T. C. Brister W. K. Brown R. W. "Buzzy" Graham Robert J. Munson |
| Succeeded3: | Jock Scott |
| Birth Name: | Edward Gordon Randolph, Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Greenwood Cemetery Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
| Children: | 3 |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Branch: | Louisiana Air National Guard |
| Serviceyears: | 1967-1971 |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Battles: | Vietnam War |
| Footnotes: | 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]