Troy Earl Brown | |
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Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 2nd district |
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In office January 2012 – February 16, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Cynthia Willard-Lewis |
Succeeded by | Vacancy |
Personal details | |
Born | August 22, 1971 (aged 45) Napoleonville Assumption Parish Louisiana, USA |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Toni B. Brown |
Children |
Jatiea Brown |
Residence |
(1) Napoleonville, Louisiana |
Alma mater |
Assumption High School Southern University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Religion | Baptist |
Website | troybrownstatesenate |
Jatiea Brown
(1) Napoleonville, Louisiana
Troy Earl Brown (born August 22, 1971) is an African-American Democratic former member of the Louisiana State Senate. From 2012 to 2017, when he resigned his seat under duress, Brown represented District 2, which includes parts of Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. James, and West Baton Rouge parishes.
Brown is from Napoleonville, in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, where he maintains his voter residence, but he also resides in Geismar in Ascension Parish near the capital city of Baton Rouge. He graduated from Assumption High School. Brown received his associate and bachelor's degrees from historically black Southern University in Baton Rouge, at which he majored in criminal justice. Brown also attended but did not graduate from Louisiana State University and the Southern University Law Center, both in Baton Rouge. He owns and works as the chief executive officer of Home-Health PCA, LLC, and Troy Brown Construction. He is a member of the Louisiana Association of Home Builders and the National Association of Home Builders.