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==Background==

==Background==

Scott was a son of Nauman Steele Scott, II (1916-2001) and the former Blanche Hammond (1920–1985).[1] In 1965, he graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria. at which one of his classmates was another future Louisiana state legislator, Charles W. DeWitt, Jr., from the neighboring District 25. The two were House colleagues from 1980 to 1988. DeWitt, later the Speaker of the Louisiana House, said that Scott always worked for the betterment of the public, not for his personal financial gain.[2]

Scott was a son of Nauman Steele Scott, II (1916-2001) and the former Blanche Hammond (1920–1985).[1] His maternal grandmother, [[Hilda Phelps Hammond]], was a [[New Orleans]] political activist who challenged what she considered the corruption of [[Governor]] and [[U.S. Senator]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]] In 1965, Scott graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria. at which one of his classmates was another future Louisiana state legislator, Charles W. DeWitt, Jr., from the neighboring District 25. The two were House colleagues from 1980 to 1988. DeWitt, later the Speaker of the Louisiana House, said that Scott always worked for the betterment of the public, not for his personal financial gain.[2]

In 1969, Scott received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]]. He then graduated from the [[Louisiana State University]] Paul M. Hebert School of Law in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was in law school at the time that [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] named Scott's Republican father to a new Alexandria-based U.S. District judgeship.

In 1969, Scott received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]]. He then graduated from the [[Louisiana State University]] Paul M. Hebert School of Law in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was in law school at the time that [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] named Scott's Republican father to a new Alexandria-based U.S. District judgeship.