Roy Brun

Roy Louis Brun (born January 15, 1953) is a state First Judicial District Court judge in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is a politician who was elected as a Republican to the Louisiana House of Representatives, serving from 1988 to 1997. Brun was considered to have been one of the most conservative members of the legislature during his nine years of service.

Early life and education

Roy Louis Brun (pronounced BRUNN) was born in 1953 to Edwin Louis Brun (1925-2013), a native of Shreveport and pharmaceutical salesman, and the former Faye Hendrick (1927-2012), a native of Portland, Maine, and a history teacher and guidance counselor. The couple met at Union College, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in Lincoln, Nebraska.

During World War II his father was attached to a mobile field hospital in the Solomon Islands, serving in the battles of Guadalcanal and Bougainville in preparation for the Philippines Campaign. His mother worked at Rusheon Junior High School in Bossier City where she also supervised student teachers.