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==Background==
==Background==
Kelly was born in Coushatta in Red River Parish to John K. and Imogene M. Kelly. His great-grandfather was the first [[judge]] in Red River Parish. His older sister, Dorothy "Dot" Kelly Townsend Holladay (1932-2020), was a teacher at the former Coushatta High School prior to 1979. She then became a recruiter for [[Northwestern State University]] and was the owner of The Village Ladies & Childrens Shop in Natchitoches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-kelly-townsend-holladay-dot&pid=196288321&fhid=10224|title=Dorothy Holladay obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 1, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>
Kelly was born in Coushatta in Red River Parish to John Kenneth Kelly (1909-1998) and the former Imogene Mangham (1912-2000). His great-grandfather was the first [[judge]] in Red River Parish. His older sister, Dorothy "Dot" Kelly Townsend Holladay (1932-2020), was a teacher at the former Coushatta High School prior to 1979. She then became a recruiter for [[Northwestern State University]] and was the owner of The Village Ladies & Childrens Shop in Natchitoches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=dorothy-kelly-townsend-holladay-dot&pid=196288321&fhid=10224|title=Dorothy Holladay obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 1, 2020|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>
Kelly graduated from Red River Senior High School, then known as Coushatta High School. He attended the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford and then Northwestern State in Natchitoches. He obtained his law degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law School at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/Senators/Archives/1995/LinkShell.asp?type=kelly|title=Senator Donald G. "Don" Kelly|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=December 7, 2019; page no longer updated}}</ref>
Kelly graduated from Red River Senior High School, then known as Coushatta High School. He attended the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford and then Northwestern State in Natchitoches. He obtained his law degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law School at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/Senators/Archives/1995/LinkShell.asp?type=kelly|title=Senator Donald G. "Don" Kelly|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=December 7, 2019; page no longer updated}}</ref>
Kelly practices in the firm Kelly, Townsend & Thomas at 137 St. Denis Street in Natchitoches. He specializes in criminal law and retirement issues. The Townsend in the firm is William Lloyd Townsend, brother of Taylor Townsend and Kelly's nephew. He and his wife, Patricia A. Kelly (born February 1943), reside in Natchitoches.<ref>''Louisiana Lawyer Directory'', Donald G. Kelly, Attorney at Law - Criminal Law - Natchitoches, Louisiana.</ref>
Kelly practices in the firm Kelly, Townsend & Thomas at 137 St. Denis Street in Natchitoches. He specializes in criminal law and retirement issues. The Townsend in the firm is William Lloyd Townsend, III, the brother of Taylor Townsend and the nephews of Don Kelly's nephew. He and his wife, Patricia A. Kelly (born February 1943), reside in Natchitoches.<ref>''Louisiana Lawyer Directory,'' Donald G. Kelly, Attorney at Law - Criminal Law - Natchitoches, Louisiana.</ref>
Kelly's niece, Alyssandra "Michelle" Fulton Kilgore (born 1969), is a family law, divorce, estate planning and probate attorney at the Fulton Law Firm in League City, [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.martindale.com/league-city/texas/alyssandra-tracey-mi-michelle-fulton-2511671-a/|title=Alyssandra "Michelle" Fulton|publisher=Martindale.com|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>
Kelly's niece, Alyssandra "Michelle" Fulton Kilgore (born 1969), is a family law, divorce, estate planning and probate attorney at the Fulton Law Firm in League City, [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.martindale.com/league-city/texas/alyssandra-tracey-mi-michelle-fulton-2511671-a/|title=Alyssandra "Michelle" Fulton|publisher=Martindale.com|accessdate=December 7, 2019}}</ref>