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→Death and legacy
Even before he was a legislator, Scott was among the members of Judge [[William A. Culpepper]]'s home-rule city charter commission of 1973 which produced the blueprint to change Alexandria municipal government from city commission to mayor-council.The switch occurred in 1977.
Even before he was a legislator, Scott was among the members of Judge [[William A. Culpepper]]'s home-rule city charter commission of 1973 which produced the blueprint to change Alexandria municipal government from city commission to mayor-council.The switch occurred in 1977.
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Former legislative colleague Woody Jenkins of Baton Rouge recalled his friend as one who was "always ready to stand up for good government, frugal administration, lower taxes, the rule of law, and justice for all ... ever a guardian of the rights of people. He was fearless, ready to take on any governor or powerful group that threatened the best interests of the state. He made us all laugh ... and think."[2]
Former legislative colleague [[Woody Jenkins]] of Baton Rouge recalled his friend as one who was "always ready to stand up for good government, frugal administration, lower taxes, the rule of law, and justice for all ... ever a guardian of the rights of people. He was fearless, ready to take on any governor or powerful group that threatened the best interests of the state. He made us all laugh ... and think."[2]
John Leo Bradas (born 1935), a veteran figure in the Rapides Parish Republican Party and a former member of the parish police jury, hailed Scott as "a gentleman scholar ... a true civic and community leader ... an asset to the Republican Party [who] will be sadly missed."[2]
John Leo Bradas (born 1935), a veteran figure in the Rapides Parish Republican Party and a former member of the parish police jury, hailed Scott as "a gentleman scholar ... a true civic and community leader ... an asset to the Republican Party [who] will be sadly missed."[2]
In addition to his political and legal careers, Scott penned ''Natalie Scott: A Magnificient Life,'' a 2008 [[biography]] of his great-aunt, who was awarded the s highest combat medal in [[France]] and worked on the front lines of [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] through the [[Red Cross]]. In writing the book, an updating of his doctoral dissertation Scott researched boxes of materials donated to the Tulane University archives: "I was hooked from the first file. It's really a spiritual journey."[9]
In addition to his political and legal careers, Scott penned ''Natalie Scott: A Magnificient Life,'' a 2008 [[biography]] of his great-aunt, who was awarded the s highest combat medal in [[France]] and worked on the front lines of [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] through the [[Red Cross]]. In writing the book, an updating of his doctoral dissertation Scott researched boxes of materials donated to the Tulane University archives: "I was hooked from the first file. It's really a spiritual journey."[9]
In addition to his wife, three children, and two grandsons, Scott was survived by his younger brother, Hammond Scott, and his wife, Wendy Cooper Scott, of New Orleans, and their daughter, Morgan Nina Petersen, and his sister, Ashley Scott Rankin, and her husband, B.M. "Mack" Rankin of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] Services were held on April 30 (Louisiana Statehood Day) at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Alexandria, with Scott's cousin, the Reverend LaVerne "Pike" Thomas, officiating. Interment was at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.[3] Scott's parents are interred at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
In addition to his wife, three children, and two grandsons, Scott was survived by his younger brother, Hammond Scott, and his wife, Wendy Cooper Scott, of New Orleans, and their daughter, Morgan Nina Petersen, and his sister, Ashley Scott Rankin, and her husband, B. M. "Mack" Rankin of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] Services were held on April 30 (Louisiana Statehood Day) at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Alexandria, with Scott's cousin, the Reverend LaVerne "Pike" Thomas, officiating. Interment was at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.[3] Scott's parents are interred at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
In February 2015, Scott, his father, and Albin and Olivier Provosty were inducted posthumously, along with the late Judge Charles Allen Marvin of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and the political writer John Maginnis, into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.[23]
In February 2015, Scott, his father, and Albin and Olivier Provosty were inducted posthumously, along with the late Judge Charles Allen Marvin of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and the political writer John Maginnis, into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.[23]