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Then state Republican Chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]], of Metairie in Jefferson Parish termed Scott "a pioneer of the conservative movement in Louisiana ... His efforts to eliminate wasteful spending and commitment to reducing taxes were an inspiration to conservatives across the state, and I'm proud to have served with him on the Republican State Central Committee."[2] After having been his state's Democratic national committeeman in the early 1980s, Scott subsequently served on the state GOP Central Committee.

Then state Republican Chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]], of Metairie in Jefferson Parish termed Scott "a pioneer of the conservative movement in Louisiana ... His efforts to eliminate wasteful spending and commitment to reducing taxes were an inspiration to conservatives across the state, and I'm proud to have served with him on the Republican State Central Committee."[2] After having been his state's Democratic national committeeman in the early 1980s, Scott subsequently served on the state GOP Central Committee.

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 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]

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