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| term_start=1972
| term_start=1972
| term_end=1992
| term_end=1992
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R. H. "Bill" Strain<br>
R. H. "Bill" Strain<br>
Jesse D. McLain<br>
Jesse D. McLain<br>
==Background==
==Background==
Scogin graduated from Slidell High School and attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. He was a combat veteran of [[World War II]]. A [[United Methodist]], Scogin was also affiliated with Rotary and Moose internationals, the American Legion, [[Disabled American Veterans]], and the St. Tammany Association for Retarded Children. He was a member of the board of Fidelity Bank and Trust Company.<ref name=stfc>{{cite web|url=http://www.sttammany.lib.la.us/cfdb/obits/Images/10-16-75.pdf|title=Scogin Renews Bid for House|date=October 16, 1975|publisher=''The St. Tammany Farmer''|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
Scogin graduated from Slidell High School and attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. He was a combat veteran of [[World War II]]. A [[United Methodist]], Scogin was also affiliated with Rotary and Moose internationals, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and the St. Tammany Association for Retarded Children. He was a member of the board of Fidelity Bank and Trust Company.<ref name=stfc>{{cite web|url=http://www.sttammany.lib.la.us/cfdb/obits/Images/10-16-75.pdf|title=Scogin Renews Bid for House|date=October 16, 1975|publisher=''The St. Tammany Farmer''|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
Scogin and his wife, the former Thelma D. Ouder (June 11, 1926 – October 3, 2008),<ref name=ssdi/> had one daughter, Maureen S. Fandal, and her husband, Michael J. Fandal, and granddaughter, Amanda L. Fandal. Thelma Scogin was a 1943 Slidell High School graduate and was employed for many years as a legal secretary. She was active in the Slidell Women's Republican Club.<ref name=thelma>{{Cite web|url=http://thesttammanynews.com/articles/2008/10/08/obituaries/doc48ecc2e90ea13333945616.prt|title=Thelma Ouder Scogin|publisher=''The St. Tammany News''|date=October 8, 2008|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
Scogin and his wife, the former Thelma D. Ouder (June 11, 1926 – October 3, 2008),<ref name=ssdi/> had one daughter, Maureen S. Fandal, and her husband, Michael J. Fandal, and granddaughter, Amanda L. Fandal. Thelma Scogin was a 1943 Slidell High School graduate and was employed for many years as a legal secretary. She was active in the Slidell Women's Republican Club.<ref name=thelma>{{Cite web|url=http://thesttammanynews.com/articles/2008/10/08/obituaries/doc48ecc2e90ea13333945616.prt|title=Thelma Ouder Scogin|publisher=''The St. Tammany News''|date=October 8, 2008|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
Prior to his legislative service, Scogin served for a term as a Democrat on the St. Tammany Parish Police Jury, the governing body akin to the county commission in most other states. In 1973, Representative Scogin was named "Conservationist of the Year" among the elected official category by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawildlifefed.org/userfiles/file/Awd%20by%20Cat-cumulative.pdf|title=Louisiana Wildlife Federation Conservation Award Winners|publisher=lawildlifefed.org|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}</ref> As a police juror, Scogin received the Governor's Legislative Conservationist of the Year Award. He was cited as well by other sportsmen's and conservationist groups.<ref name=stfc/>
Prior to his legislative service, Scogin served for a term as a Democrat on the St. Tammany Parish Police Jury, the governing body akin to the county commission in most other states. In 1973, Representative Scogin was named "Conservationist of the Year" among the elected official category by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawildlifefed.org/userfiles/file/Awd%20by%20Cat-cumulative.pdf|title=Louisiana Wildlife Federation Conservation Award Winners|publisher=lawildlifefed.org|accessdate=January 8, 2015}}</ref> As a police juror, Scogin received the Governor's Legislative Conservationist of the Year Award. He was cited as well by other sportsmen's and conservationist groups.<ref name=stfc/>
==Legislative activities==
==Legislative activities==
Scogin served on three House committees: Natural Resources, Education, and Health and Welfare .<ref name=stfc/> He was active in efforts to fight crime in Louisiana: "The public is still insisting that those who violate the law be taken off the streets."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burkfoster.com/1980sAlternatives.doc|title=Louisiana Corrections in the 1980s: In Search of Alternatives|publisher=burkfoster.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> He supported efforts by the interest group Save Our Wetlands to halt the receding of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coastline in Louisiana. Save Our Wetlands filed suit against the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] to block the draining of vast acreage about New Orleans International Airport. The Corps proposed that the airport be moved to St. Charles Parish, and that new levees be built in the drained areas so that housing developments could be constructed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080827174911/http://saveourwetlands.org/edenislehistory.htm|title=The Creation of Save Our Wetlands and its Early Legal Battles|publisher=saveourwetlands.org|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
Scogin served on three House committees: Natural Resources, Education, and Health and Welfare .<ref name=stfc/> He was active in efforts to fight crime in Louisiana: "The public is still insisting that those who violate the law be taken off the streets."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burkfoster.com/1980sAlternatives.doc|title=Louisiana Corrections in the 1980s: In Search of Alternatives|publisher=burkfoster.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> He supported efforts by the interest group Save Our Wetlands to halt the receding of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coastline in Louisiana. Save Our Wetlands filed suit against the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] to block the draining of vast acreage about New Orleans International Airport. The Corps proposed that the airport be moved to St. Charles Parish, and that new levees be built in the drained areas so that housing developments could be constructed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080827174911/http://saveourwetlands.org/edenislehistory.htm|title=The Creation of Save Our Wetlands and its Early Legal Battles|publisher=saveourwetlands.org|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>