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Kelly worked closely with the Edwards administration to upgrade Northwestern State University and to bring public works projects to his north central Louisiana district, which includes Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Rapides, and Red River parishes. For a time DeSoto Parish was also in District 31, but no longer. Kelly was considered such a political powerhouse that he could have on more than one occasion become state Senate President for the asking, but he instead concentrated on his district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/NEWS01/80201018|date=February 1, 2008|title=Don Kelly|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=February 9, 2008; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Kelly worked closely with the Edwards administration to upgrade Northwestern State University and to bring public works projects to his north central Louisiana district, which includes Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Rapides, and Red River parishes. For a time DeSoto Parish was also in District 31, but no longer. Kelly was considered such a political powerhouse that he could have on more than one occasion become state Senate President for the asking, but he instead concentrated on his district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/NEWS01/80201018|date=February 1, 2008|title=Don Kelly|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=February 9, 2008; no longer on-line}}</ref>
In 1981, Governor Treen appointed Kelly to the board of the newly established Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in Natchitoches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/boards/board_members.asp?board=369 Louisiana Boards and Commissions|title=Louisiana Boards and Commissions|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 7, 2011}}</ref>
In 1981, Governor Treen appointed Kelly to the board of the newly established Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts in Natchitoches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/boards/board_members.asp?board=369 Louisiana Boards and Commissions|title=Louisiana Boards and Commissions|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 7, 2011}}</ref>
In 2003, the Democrat Kelly contributed to the reelection campaign of [[Moderate Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, whose then Fourth District includes Natchitoches Parish. In 2004, Kelly gave the maximum $2,000 permitted under federal law to the Democratic presidential nominee, [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Kerry]] of [[Massachusetts]], who was defeated by [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-NATCHITOCHES-LA.html|title=Natchitoches, LA Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
In 2003, the Democrat Kelly contributed to the reelection campaign of [[Moderate Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, whose then 4th congressional district includes Natchitoches Parish. In 2004, Kelly gave the maximum $2,000 permitted under federal law to the Democratic presidential nominee, [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Kerry]] of [[Massachusetts]], who was defeated by [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-NATCHITOCHES-LA.html|title=Natchitoches, LA Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
On February 2, 2008, Kelly was among nine inductees, along with environmental journalist [[John LaPlante, Jr.]], and former Lieutenant Governor [[Robert Freeman]], into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield, located in Senate District 31. A previous state senator from Natchitoches Parish, [[Sylvan Friedman]], was posthumously inducted into the organization in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=Louisiana Political Museum|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
On February 2, 2008, Kelly was among nine inductees, along with environmental journalist [[John LaPlante, Jr.]], and former Lieutenant Governor [[Robert Freeman]], into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield, located in Senate District 31. A previous state senator from Natchitoches Parish, [[Sylvan Friedman]], was posthumously inducted into the organization in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lapoliticalmuseum.com/inductees.php|title=Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=Louisiana Political Museum|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>