Jack Edwin Carlisle Jr. was born Jan. 5, 1942, to Dr. Jack Carlisle and Carroll Bright Carlisle. He passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 6, 2026.

Carlisle graduated from Byrd High School in 1960 before attending LSU, where he graduated in 1964. He later earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in 1968.

He spent decades practicing law with the firm that became Lunn, Irion, Salley, Carlisle & Gardner, specializing in civil jury trials while also handling criminal cases throughout North and South Louisiana. During his career, he appeared before judges, juries, commissions and police juries across numerous parishes.

Carlisle served on the nominating committee for the Louisiana State Bar Association and was a former board member and past president of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. He also served for many years as a bar examination grader.

He held memberships in several legal organizations, including the Shreveport Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association, American Bar Association, Shreveport Association of Defense Counsel, International Association of Defense Counsel and Defense Research Institute. He was also a fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation and a past president of the LSU Shreveport Alumni Association.

Outside of his legal career, Carlisle was an avid golfer and longtime member of the Shreveport Country Club, as well as a founding member of Southern Trace Country Club. He won the State Bar Association golf championship and enjoyed golfing trips throughout the United States and abroad, including memorable rounds in Italy, Ireland, England and Scotland.

In a personal note written years earlier, Carlisle reflected on the loss of his father and close friend and law partner Frank Walker in 1998, while expressing gratitude for his family, friends and life experiences.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack Edwin Carlisle and Carroll Bright Carlisle.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mikolette Carlisle; his son, Jack Edwin Carlisle III; his brother, Joseph Frank Carlisle and wife Sandy; and his sister, Sarah Carlisle Hancock and husband Bill.

He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.

A funeral service will be held Monday, May 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s Cathedral. Interment and a reception will follow the service.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, The Querbes Park Foundation and The Shreveport Opera.