Editing New Roads, Louisiana (section)

== Government ==
From 1960 to 1978, the mayor of New Roads was William Haile "Booty" Scott, Sr. During his administration, New Roads and the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury acquired property on which to construct facilities.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} Scott died in office in 1978.

Scott's wife, Trina Olinde Scott (1920-2016), was appointed to fill out his term, becoming New Roads' first female mayor. She was thereafter elected to two full terms of her own. A former educator who attended [[H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College]] in [[New Orleans]] and [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], Trina Scott helped revitalize Main Street, increase the size and effectiveness of the police force, and expand the municipal boundaries. Under her administration, New Roads was elevated from town to city status and the city and parish erected the Scott Civic Center, False River Regional Airport, playgrounds, and sports parks.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=the-honorable-trina-olinde-scott-punkin&pid=180873161&fhid=5614#sthash.aSSSniIU.dpuf|title=The Honorable Trina Olinde "Punkin" Scott|newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Baton Rouge Advocate]]|access-date=August 3, 2016}}</ref>

Scott was succeeded by Sylvester Muckelroy, the first African American to hold the office.

In 2010, Robert Myer, also an African American, was elected mayor. On August 3, 2016, Myer was [[Indictment|indicted]] by a Pointe Coupee Parish [[grand jury]] on nine counts of malfeasance in office and abuse of power. From 2011 to 2014, Myer allegedly used a city-issued credit card for personal reasons. He also allegedly permitted the former municipal finance director to use the card in exchange for sexual favors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/westside/article_38d01b02-598e-11e6-9026-b3048f116b7b.html|title=New Roads mayor indicted on counts of malfeasance in office|author=Terry L. Jones|newspaper=The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=August 3, 2016|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref>