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'''Llewellyn Brian Duke, Sr.''', known as '''Brian Duke''' (May 17, 1925 &ndash May 14, 1986),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Duke&GSfn=L&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1148&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=98915766&df=all&|title=L. Brian Duke, Sr.|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=July 23, 2018}}</ref> was a business, civic, and political figure in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic {arty|Democrat]], he served seventeen years on the Rapides Parish Police Jury, the parish governing council. He was the jury president for two terms.

'''Llewellyn Brian Duke, Sr.''', known as '''Brian Duke''' (May 17, 1925 &ndash May 14, 1986),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Duke&GSfn=L&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1148&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=98915766&df=all&|title=L. Brian Duke, Sr.|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=July 23, 2018}}</ref> was a business, civic, and political figure in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he served seventeen years on the Rapides Parish Police Jury, the parish governing council. He was the jury president for two terms.

Born in Breckenridge in Stephens County in west [[Texas]], Duke moved with his family to Alexandria, where he graduated from Bolton High School. He subsequently received a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station and a [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He served in the [[United States Navy]] for two years during [[World War II]], having been assigned to a [[submarine]] in the South Pacific Theater of Operations. He did not practice law but instead became the chief executive officer of the Brian Duke Insurance Agency, a position he filled until 1985, the year prior to his death. The company merged with Insurance 1. For twelve years, Duke sat on the board of the Independent Insurance Agents Association of Louisiana and was the organization president in 1981. He was a former president of the Alexandria Insurance Exchange.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/216663854/|title=Ex-Police Juror Brian Duke dies|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=May 16, 1986|page=28|accessdate=July 23, 2018}}</ref>  

Born in Breckenridge in Stephens County in west [[Texas]], Duke moved with his family to Alexandria, where he graduated from Bolton High School. He subsequently received a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station and a [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Louisiana State University]] Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. He served in the [[United States Navy]] for two years during [[World War II]], having been assigned to a [[submarine]] in the South Pacific Theater of Operations. He did not practice law but instead became the chief executive officer of the Brian Duke Insurance Agency, a position he filled until 1985, the year prior to his death. The company merged with Insurance 1. For twelve years, Duke sat on the board of the Independent Insurance Agents Association of Louisiana and was the organization president in 1981. He was a former president of the Alexandria Insurance Exchange.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/216663854/|title=Ex-Police Juror Brian Duke dies|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=May 16, 1986|page=28|accessdate=July 23, 2018}}</ref>