Welcome!

Constable Reginald R. Brown Sr. is a resident of Baton Rouge and a retired East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputy of 25 years. He is presently the Baton Rouge City Constable where he was elected October 7, 2000. He is a Christian, a family man and a community servant who has devoted his life to help make life better for others. Constable Brown is a graduate of T.A. Levy High School in Rosedale, Louisiana and attended Southern University in Baton Rouge. He credits his success to a firm foundation developed by his mother, family members, church, school and members of his community along with friends. Constable Brown has received many awards throughout his career; among these are the 1997 Golden Deeds Award and the Southern University Trailblazer award in 1998. His Humanitarian contributions have been reflected in every community throughout our parish and as far reaching as the hurricane disaster areas of Katrina and Rita. Constable Brown has served with such organizations and boards as:

Holiday Helpers, Inc. of Baton Rouge
Alcohol/Drug Detox Board
The YMCA Board
Louisiana Bar Disciplinary Board

Constable Brown loves people and demonstrates it through his everyday efforts working with children and programs that affect them. He also works very enthusiastically with the elderly and feels that he also learns a lot just by being in their company. Constable Brown a gentleman, a humble individual and one who does not know how to say "NO!"

A Brief History

The Office of Constable dates back at least to 1066 and the Norman Conquest of England. William the Conqueror appointed constables to supervise individual communities, or boroughs. A constable's duties varied considerably in different circumstances and times. They were often similar to those of a sheriff, who supervised a shire (the equivalent of a county or parish). Over time, however, as sheriffs were given increasing administrative duties, constables assumed primary responsibility for local law enforcement. The office of constable had been transplanted to the British colonies in North America by the mid-seventeenth century, and with it continued the divergence between constable and sheriff. In America, as in England, the main qualification for the office of sheriff was "that he be of sufficient estate." This limited the choices for sheriff to a relatively small and elite group of planters in each county. As a result, few sheriffs had either the ability or desire to serve warrants or bring offenders to justice. Consequently, the constable and justice of the peace were about the only law and order most rural American settlers ever saw.

The Constable continues today as a public officer possessing extensive powers.  However the duties of Constables have been modified from time to time by custom and statute.

Even the colloquial term "Cop" had its origin in the activities surrounding Constable.                                               It means "Constable on Patrol."