Changes

In 2008, after retiring as a district judge, Scott returned to public life to run for district attorney to succeed Paul J. Carmouche, a Democrat originally from Assumption Parish in South Louisiana, who instead ran for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat and lost narrowly to the Republican [[John Fleming]], who still retains that seat. Scott polled 29,419 votes (61.5 percent) to fellow Democrat and criminal defense attorney Craig Smith's 18,424 (38.5 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10042008/10042008_09.html|title=Election Results|date=October 4, 2008|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref> The 2008 race for DA was the first one contested in the thirty years since Carmouche was elected in 1978. Scott was unopposed for a second six-year term as DA in 2014.

In 2008, after retiring as a district judge, Scott returned to public life to run for district attorney to succeed Paul J. Carmouche, a Democrat originally from Assumption Parish in South Louisiana, who instead ran for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat and lost narrowly to the Republican [[John Fleming]], who still retains that seat. Scott polled 29,419 votes (61.5 percent) to fellow Democrat and criminal defense attorney Craig Smith's 18,424 (38.5 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10042008/10042008_09.html|title=Election Results|date=October 4, 2008|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref> The 2008 race for DA was the first one contested in the thirty years since Carmouche was elected in 1978. Scott was unopposed for a second six-year term as DA in 2014.

Early in 2014, Scott obtained the release of death row inmate Glenn Ford from the Louisiana State Penitentiary when new information was uncovered regarding Ford's conviction for the 1983 murder of Shreveport jeweler Isadore Rozeman. Ford was found to have not been present when Rozeman was killed. Scott began working to solve the cold case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/glenn-ford|title=Glenn Ford}date=March 12, 2014|publisher=arklatexhomepage.com|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref>

Early in 2014, Scott obtained the release of death row inmate Glenn Ford from the Louisiana State Penitentiary when new information was uncovered regarding Ford's conviction for the 1983 murder of Shreveport jeweler Isadore Rozeman. Ford was found to have not been present when Rozeman was killed. Scott began working to solve the cold case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/glenn-ford|title=Glenn Ford|date=March 12, 2014|publisher=arklatexhomepage.com|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref>

==Death in office==

==Death in office==