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Caddo Parish [[Sheriff]] [[Steve Prator]] said that he had a close working relationship with Scott and lamented the DA's death: "It's a huge blow to everybody in law enforcement. There will be a lot of change. The D.A.'s office is kind of like the sheriff's office where there's a philosophy at the top that permeates throughout the organization. His family should be very proud of his accomplishments as the district judge and as the D.A."<ref name=ktbs/> Prator recalled how Scott worked tirelessly to obtain funds for the crime lab: "He was the president of that commission, and he certainly was a champion for that. And he was instrumental in how we were able to get the jail population down."<ref name=hugeloss/>

Caddo Parish [[Sheriff]] [[Steve Prator]] said that he had a close working relationship with Scott and lamented the DA's death: "It's a huge blow to everybody in law enforcement. There will be a lot of change. The D.A.'s office is kind of like the sheriff's office where there's a philosophy at the top that permeates throughout the organization. His family should be very proud of his accomplishments as the district judge and as the D.A."<ref name=ktbs/> Prator recalled how Scott worked tirelessly to obtain funds for the crime lab: "He was the president of that commission, and he certainly was a champion for that. And he was instrumental in how we were able to get the jail population down."<ref name=hugeloss/>

Mayor Ollie Tyler of Shreveport, who formerly worked in public education with Mrs. Scott, said: "We are saddened by the loss of this public servant who will be sorely missed in our community. Judge Scott's death will leave a void in our city and justice system."<ref name=scottsimpact/> East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore, III, the 2015 president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, described his friend Scott as "kind and gentle, always professional and even-handed, a tremendous public servant all of his life."<ref name=theadvo/> Retired Caddo Parish Judge Gayle Hamilton, who retired in 1994, said that Scott's death "will be felt all over Caddo Parish. He was a truly unique individual. He was always able to see all sides of any case he presided over."<ref name=hugeloss/>

Ollie Tyler, former mayor of Shreveport, who formerly worked in public education with Mrs. Scott, said: "We are saddened by the loss of this public servant who will be sorely missed in our community. Judge Scott's death will leave a void in our city and justice system."<ref name=scottsimpact/> East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore, III, the 2015 president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, described his friend Scott as "kind and gentle, always professional and even-handed, a tremendous public servant all of his life."<ref name=theadvo/> Retired Caddo Parish Judge Gayle Hamilton, who retired in 1994, said that Scott's death "will be felt all over Caddo Parish. He was a truly unique individual. He was always able to see all sides of any case he presided over."<ref name=hugeloss/>

In the primary election to fill the remainder of Scott's term as DA held on October 24, 2015, the [[African-American]] Democrat James E. Stewart, Sr., the brother of Carl E. Stewart, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, led a six-candidate field with 21,030 votes (40.8 percent). Stewart then won the runoff election, 54.5 to 45.55 percent, on November 21 against the remaining Republican candidate, Dhu Thompson, who is white.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_09.html|title=Results for Election Date: 12/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref>

In the primary election to fill the remainder of Scott's term as DA held on October 24, 2015, the [[African-American]] Democrat James E. Stewart, Sr., the brother of Carl E. Stewart, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, led a six-candidate field with 21,030 votes (40.8 percent). Stewart then won the runoff election, 54.5 to 45.55 percent, on November 21 against the remaining Republican candidate, Dhu Thompson, who is white.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_09.html|title=Results for Election Date: 12/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref>