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In 2007, the Louisiana legislature named the boat launch at U.S. Highway 90 and the Pearl River the '''Edward C. Scogin Memorial Boat Launch.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.stpgov.org/agenda/07-nov/07nov-agenda.htm|title=St. Tammany Parish Council Meeting (Resolution 24)|date=November 1, 2007|publisher=St. Tammany Parish government|accessdate=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
In 2007, the Louisiana legislature named the boat launch at U.S. Highway 90 and the Pearl River the '''Edward C. Scogin Memorial Boat Launch.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.stpgov.org/agenda/07-nov/07nov-agenda.htm|title=St. Tammany Parish Council Meeting (Resolution 24)|date=November 1, 2007|publisher=St. Tammany Parish government|accessdate=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
In 2008, State Senator Almond Gaston "A.G." Crow, Jr., who earlier followed Suzanne Krieger in the District 76 House seat, praised both Scogin and former state Senator Gerry E. Hinton, also of Slidell, for their "foresight" in making sure that the [[infrastructure]] in St. Tammany Parish kept up with the population. Crowe said that Scogin and Hinton were the prime sponsors of the new Fremeaux interchange on Interstate 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agcrowe.com/pg-51-15-pressviewer.aspx?pressid=395|title=Fremeaux Interchange at I-10 in Slidell Opens Today|date=September 28, 2008|publisher=agcrowe.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>
In 2008, State Senator Almond Gaston "A.G." Crow, Jr., who earlier followed Suzanne Krieger in the District 76 House seat, praised both Scogin and former state Senator [[Gerry E. Hinton]], also of Slidell, for their "foresight" in making sure that the [[infrastructure]] in St. Tammany Parish kept up with the population. Crowe said that Scogin and Hinton were the prime sponsors of the new Fremeaux interchange on Interstate 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agcrowe.com/pg-51-15-pressviewer.aspx?pressid=395|title=Fremeaux Interchange at I-10 in Slidell Opens Today|date=September 28, 2008|publisher=agcrowe.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>
[[Ron Gomez]], a legislative colleague of Scogin's from 1980 to 1989, in his autobiographical ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative,'' describes Scogin as "crotchety" and "salty," noting the lawmaker's traditional opposition to pork barrel spending in a key vote during the administration of Governor [[Buddy Roemer]]:
[[Ron Gomez]], a legislative colleague of Scogin's from 1980 to 1989, in his autobiographical ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative,'' describes Scogin as "crotchety" and "salty," noting the lawmaker's traditional opposition to pork barrel spending in a key vote during the administration of Governor [[Buddy Roemer]]: