Commissioner Brown brings more than three decades of legal and governmental experience to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. He spent 14 years serving in various positions in state government before returning to private law practice, where he practiced for the past 18 years.

His extensive public service includes roles as Staff Attorney for the Louisiana Department of Insurance; Legal Counsel for the Council of Automobile Insurance Rates and Enforcement; Deputy Commissioner of Insurance for the Office of Property and Casualty; and Chief of Staff and Deputy Commissioner of Management and Finance at the Department of Insurance, a position he held for seven years.

Throughout his career, Commissioner Brown has served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, the Office of Group Benefits, the Louisiana Automobile Insurance Plan, the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, and the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation.

In 2015, Commissioner Brown was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 60, representing the parishes of Assumption and Iberville. He served for ten years and was re-elected twice without opposition. During his tenure, he served on the House Insurance (Chairman), Commerce, Judiciary, and Civil Law Committees, as well as the Atchafalaya Basin Oversight Commission, the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, the House Select Committee on Disaster Recovery, and the House Leadership Committee.

A lifelong resident of Plaquemine and Iberville Parish, Commissioner Brown earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Pre-Law) from Louisiana State University in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in 1996, graduating cum laude.

He was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association in 1996 and is admitted to practice before the Eastern, Middle, and Western District Courts of Louisiana, as well as the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Commissioner Brown and his wife, Hayley, have two adult children, Clayton and Christian. The family are parishioners at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.