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'''Edward C. Scogin''', known as '''Ed Scogin''' (May 6, 1921 – July 10, 1999), was from 1972 to 1992 a member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from his native Slidell in St. Tammany Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf
'''Edward C. Scogin''', known as '''Ed Scogin''' (May 6, 1921 – July 10, 1999), was from 1972 to 1992 a member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from his native Slidell in St. Tammany Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf
|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> known as a fiscal watchdog over state government.<ref>Charlton Bath Forgotston, Jr. (1945-2016), guest host, ''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]]'', [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], June 22, 2009.</ref><ref>C.B. Forgotston compared Scogin to former Representatives V.J. Bella (later the Louisiana state fire chief) and Raymond Laborde of [[Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] allied with four-term [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]].</ref> Scogin was also active in promoting environmental [[conservation]] and was once referred to by a colleague as "the [[conservative]] conscience" of the legislature.<ref>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]: Zemog Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-9700156-0-7), p. 268.</ref>
|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> known as a fiscal watchdog over state government.<ref>Charlton Bath Forgotston, Jr. (1945-2016), guest host, ''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], June 22, 2009.</ref><ref>State government watchdog C.B. Forgotston compared Scogin to former Representatives V.J. Bella (later the Louisiana state fire chief) and Raymond Laborde of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] allied with four-term [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]].</ref> Scogin was also active in promoting environmental [[conservation]] and was once referred to by a colleague as "the [[conservative]] conscience" of the legislature.<ref>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]: Zemog Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0-9700156-0-7), p. 268.</ref>
==Background==
==Background==