| | |office2=Finance Commissioner for Natchitoches, Louisiana | | |office2=Finance Commissioner for Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| | Scott was elected mayor in the Democratic primary held on December 5, 1959. He defeated a retired NSU professor, H. J. Sudbury, 2,338 to 646. The incumbent, Frank Kees, did not seek reelection.<ref>"Scott Elected Natchitoches Mayor Easily", ''The Shreveport Times'', December 6, 1959, p. 17-A.</ref> | | Scott was elected mayor in the Democratic primary held on December 5, 1959. He defeated a retired NSU professor, H. J. Sudbury, 2,338 to 646. The incumbent, Frank Kees, did not seek reelection.<ref>"Scott Elected Natchitoches Mayor Easily", ''The Shreveport Times'', December 6, 1959, p. 17-A.</ref> |
| − | After sixteen years, Scott was succeeded as mayor by Robert B. "Bobby" DeBlieux, a [[business]]man and historical preservationist, who served a single term from 1976 to 1980. | + | After sixteen years, Scott was succeeded as mayor by [[Robert DeBlieux]] a [[business]]man and historical preservationist, who served a single term from 1976 to 1980. |