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'''Roy Louis Brun''' (born January 15, 1953) is a 1st Judicial District Court [[judge]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was earlier a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from 1988 to 1997. Brun was considered to have been one of the more [[conservative]] members of the legislature during his nine years of service.​​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2020.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Caddo Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

'''Roy Louis Brun''' (born January 15, 1953) is a 1st Judicial District Court [[judge]] in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who was earlier a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from 1988 to 1997. Brun was considered to have been one of the more [[conservative]] members of the legislature during his nine years of service.​​<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2020.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Caddo Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Background==​

==Background==

Brun (pronounced BRUNN) was the son of Edwin Louis Brun (1925-2013), a native of Shreveport who during [[World War II]] was attached to a mobile field hospital in the [[Solomon Islands]] in the battles of [[Guadalcanal]] and Bougainville in preparation for the liberation of the [[Philippines]].<ref name=elbobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-brun&pid=162899894&fhid=6692#fbLoggedOut|title=Edwin Louis Brun|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref> His mother was the former Faye Hendrick (1927-2012), a native of [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Maine]], who met her husband in class at Union College, a [[Seventh-day Adventist]] institution in the capital city of [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]]. Mrs. Brun was an award-winning [[history]] teacher, guidance counselor, and a supervisor of student teachers at Rusheon Junior High School in [[Bossier City]] under the jurisdiction of the Bossier Parish School Board.  Through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, she evaluated educational institutions in both Louisiana and once during a two-week trip to the former [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=158900787#fbLoggedOut|title=Fay Hendrick Brun|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref>​

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Brun (pronounced BRUNN) was the son of Edwin Louis Brun (1925-2013), a native of Shreveport who during [[World War II]] was attached to a mobile field hospital in the [[Solomon Islands]] in the battles of [[Guadalcanal]] and Bougainville in preparation for the liberation of the [[Philippines]].<ref name=elbobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-brun&pid=162899894&fhid=6692#fbLoggedOut|title=Edwin Louis Brun|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 7, 2013|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref> His mother was the former Faye Hendrick (1927-2012), a native of [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Maine]], who met her husband in class at Union College, a [[Seventh-day Adventist]] institution in the capital city of [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]]. Mrs. Brun was an award-winning [[history]] teacher, guidance counselor, and a supervisor of student teachers at Rusheon Junior High School in [[Bossier City]] under the jurisdiction of the Bossier Parish School Board.  Through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, she evaluated educational institutions in both Louisiana and once during a two-week trip to the former [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=158900787#fbLoggedOut|title=Fay Hendrick Brun|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=August 3, 2012|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

In his early working career, Edwin Brun was a pharmaceutical salesman. He became a science teacher and then counselor under the Caddo Parish School Board. The Bruns traveled throughout the world to augment their interest in various areas of knowledge ranging from wildflowers to [[telescope]]s. Edwin Brun's obituary implies that their son, Roy, was born in [[Baton Rouge]], where he would later attend college and law school. The family did not settle in Shreveport until 1954, when Roy was one year old. The Bruns also had a daughter, Dr. Sylvia Brun Gage (born 1956). The senior Bruns are interred in her native Maine.<ref name=elbobit/>​

In his early working career, Edwin Brun was a pharmaceutical salesman. He became a science teacher and then counselor under the Caddo Parish School Board. The Bruns traveled throughout the world to augment their interest in various areas of knowledge ranging from wildflowers to [[telescope]]s. Edwin Brun's obituary implies that their son, Roy, was born in [[Baton Rouge]], where he would later attend college and law school. The family did not settle in Shreveport until 1954, when Roy was one year old. The Bruns also had a daughter, Dr. Sylvia Brun Gage (born 1956). The senior Bruns are interred in her native Maine.<ref name=elbobit/>​

 

Roy Brun is a 1970 alumnus of the since defunct Fair Park High School in Shreveport, from which his father had graduated in 1944.<ref name=elbobit/> Brun subsequently received his Bachelor of Arts from [[Louisiana State University]] and then his law degree through the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4555/roy-brun|title=Roy Brun Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=February 8, 2013}}</ref> He is a member of the Louisiana and Shreveport bar associations. He practiced law in Shreveport prior to and during his legislative career.​

Roy Brun is a 1970 alumnus of the since defunct Fair Park High School in Shreveport, from which his father had graduated in 1944.<ref name=elbobit/> Brun subsequently received his Bachelor of Arts from [[Louisiana State University]] and then his law degree through the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4555/roy-brun|title=Roy Brun Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=February 8, 2013}}</ref> He is a member of the Louisiana and Shreveport bar associations. He practiced law in Shreveport prior to and during his legislative career.​

 

Brun is married to the former Kimberly Bourgeois (born 1962), and they have two sons, Andrew Louis Brun (born 1985), and Blaine MacGregor Brun (born 1987). Until he began his judicial service, Brun was a member of the Caddo Parish Republican Executive Committee and the Caddo Parish Board of Election Supervisors. He also served for six years as the [[Republican National Committee|Republican national committeeman]] from Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=135888894&targetid=profile|title=Roy L. Brun|publisher=zoominfo.com|accessdate=February 8, 2013}}</ref>​

Brun is married to the former Kimberly Bourgeois (born 1962), and they have two sons, Andrew Louis Brun (born 1985), and Blaine MacGregor Brun (born 1987). Until he began his judicial service, Brun was a member of the Caddo Parish Republican Executive Committee and the Caddo Parish Board of Election Supervisors. He also served for six years as the [[Republican National Committee|Republican national committeeman]] from Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=135888894&targetid=profile|title=Roy L. Brun|publisher=zoominfo.com|accessdate=February 8, 2013}}</ref>​

 

In 1982, Brun was a member of the Caddo Parish Home Rule Study Commission, which laid the groundwork for the establishment in 1984 of the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing body that replaced the previous police jury. Brun is a member of the Caddo-Bossier Association of Retarded Children. He is a past president of the Ark-La-Tex Gun Collectors. He is a member of Kiwanis International. The Bruns are members of the Holy Cross [[Episcopal]] Church in downtown Shreveport.​

In 1982, Brun was a member of the Caddo Parish Home Rule Study Commission, which laid the groundwork for the establishment in 1984 of the Caddo Parish Commission, the parish governing body that replaced the previous police jury. Brun is a member of the Caddo-Bossier Association of Retarded Children. He is a past president of the Ark-La-Tex Gun Collectors. He is a member of Kiwanis International. The Bruns are members of the Holy Cross [[Episcopal]] Church in downtown Shreveport.​

 

==Early political activities==​

==Early political activities==​

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