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'''Wyatt Luther Nugent, Sr.''', also known as '''W. L. Nugent''' (October 30, 1891 – April 21, 1936), was a [[sheriff]] of [[rural]] Grant Parish in north central [[Louisiana]], who with a deputy, Delmer Lee Brunson, was slain in the line of duty. The crime, stemming from a dispute over the enforcement of the state tick eradication law, is still considered the worst in Grant Parish history. Nugent, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], had been elected to a third term in the [[general election]] held on the day he was slain.<ref name=nugent>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertychapelcemetery.org/files/sheriff.html|title=Sheriff Wyatt Luther Nugent, Deputy Delmer Lee Brunson [Killed]|publisher=Libertychapelcemetery.org|accessdate=June 13, 2020}}</ref>
'''Wyatt Luther Nugent, Sr.''', also known as '''W. L. Nugent''' (October 30, 1891 – April 21, 1936), was a [[sheriff]] of [[rural]] Grant Parish in north central [[Louisiana]], who with a deputy, Delmer Lee Brunson, was slain in the line of duty. The crime, stemming from a dispute over the enforcement of the state tick eradication law, is still considered the worst in Grant Parish history. Nugent, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], had been elected to a third term in the [[general election]] held on the day he was slain.<ref name=nugent>"Sheriff Wyatt Luther Nugent, Deputy Delmer Lee Brunson Are Slain …," " Winnfield (Louisiana) News-American,'' April 24, 1936, p. 1.</ref>
==Background==
==Background==