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Politicians in Insurance in Louisiana

	Rodney McKinnie Alexander (b. 1946) — also known as Rodney Alexander — of Quitman, Jackson Parish, La. Born in Bienville, Bienville Parish, La., December 5, 1946. Insurance agent; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1987-2002; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 2004. Still living as of 2009.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
	Paul Capdevielle (1844-1922) — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., 1844. Democrat. Insurance executive; mayor of New Orleans, La., 1900-04. Died in Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Miss., 1922 (age about 78 years). Entombed at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, New Orleans, La.
	Bradstreet S. Rairden (b. 1858) — Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., November 7, 1858. Insurance agent; U.S. Consul in Batavia, 1892-97, 1900-16; Riviere du Loup, 1917-20; Curacao, 1922-24; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Batavia, 1898-1900. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Father of Frank Bradstreet Rairden and Percy Wallace Rairden. See Rairden family of New York.
	Victor Hugo Schiro (b. 1904) — also known as Victor H. Schiro — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 28, 1904. Son of Andrew E. Schiro and Mary (Pizatti) Schiro. Insurance business; mayor of New Orleans, La., 1961, 1961-70. Italian ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Tau Kappa Epsilon; Optimist Club. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Victor Hugo   Relatives: Married to Margaret-Mary Gibbes.
	Walter Ray Scott, Sr. (1923-2008) — also known as W. Ray Scott — of Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La. Born in Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, La., March 19, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; mayor of Natchitoches, La., 1960-76. Member, Kiwanis. Died, in a hospital at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., February 23, 2008 (age 84 years, 341 days). Interment at Memory Lawn Cemetery, Natchitoches, La.   Relatives: Married 1947 to Betty Jean McCarthy (1929-1999).   See also Wikipedia article

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