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|succeeded=A. O. Rappelet
|succeeded=A. O. Rappelet
|relations=[[Armand Brinkhaus]]<br>
|relations=[[Armand Brinkhaus]]<br>
(brother-in-law)
(brother-in-law)
|branch=[[United States Army]] Air Forces
|rank=Navigator on B-29's; Lieutenant
|battles=[[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].
}}
}}
'''Roderick Luke Miller''', also known as '''Rod Miller''' (October 20, 1924 – January 15, 2005), was a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] and a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. He was the third Republican since [[Reconstruction]] to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, subsequently one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state. Miller served half of a legislative term from 1966 to 1968. He was also a member of the Republican State Central Committee and the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee. Prior to his death, he had received his party's "Lifetime Service Award."
'''Roderick Luke Miller''', also known as '''Rod Miller''' (October 20, 1924 – January 15, 2005), was a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] and a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. He was the third Republican since [[Reconstruction]] to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, subsequently one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state. Miller served half of a legislative term from 1966 to 1968. He was also a member of the Republican State Central Committee and the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee. Prior to his death, he had received his party's "Lifetime Service Award."
==Civic interests==
==Civic interests==
In addition to Kiwanis and Knights of Columbus, Miller was a member of the Carmelite Men's Guild, the American Legion, and was active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of the Acadiana Barbershop Chorus and the Four Fathers Quartet. His interest in the preservation of his native French language led Miller, a widower, to meet his second wife, Jane Brinkhaus Gaiennie Miller.
In addition to Kiwanis and Knights of Columbus, Miller was a member of the Carmelite Men's Guild, the American Legion, and was active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of the Acadiana Barbershop Chorus and the Four Fathers Quartet. His interest in the preservation of his native French language led Miller, a widower, to meet his second wife, Anna Jane Brinkhaus Gaiennie Miller.
He was a member of the Christ the King Church of Lafayette. A [[conservative]] in theology as well as politics, Miller was opposed to changes in the church after Vatican II and supported priests and those bishops who remained faithful to the Mass of Pope Pius V.
He was a member of the Christ the King Church of Lafayette. A [[conservative]] in theology as well as politics, Miller was opposed to changes in the church after Vatican II and supported priests and those bishops who remained faithful to the Mass of Pope Pius V.