Brandon B. Brown, Resignation as US Attorney, Louisiana 2025

SHREVEPORT, LAFAYETTE, MONROE, ALEXANDRIA, LAKE CHARLES, La. – In a shocking move, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown has announced his resignation from the Western District of Louisiana, effective January 20, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Brown was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to the position of United States Attorney on November 15, 2021, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 7, 2021, and sworn in on December 10, 2021.

During his tenure as United States Attorney, Brown served as the chief law enforcement officer in the Western District of Louisiana, which includes 42 of the state’s 64 parishes and geographically encompasses two-thirds of the state of Louisiana. As U.S. Attorney, Brown oversaw the investigation and litigation of all federal criminal and civil cases brought on behalf of the United States in the Western District of Louisiana.

“It has been the honor of a lifetime and the pinnacle of my career to serve the American people and the citizens of the Western District of Louisiana for 12 years, with the last 3 being the U.S. Attorney. I thank President Biden for nominating me, Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy for their constant and unwavering support and Attorney General Merrick Garland for his vision and guidance during my tenure,” said U.S. Attorney Brown.

Under Brown’s leadership, the U.S. Attorney’s Office successfully prosecuted hundreds of firearms cases in an effort to reduce violent crime in our district. Other priority cases included the trafficking of drugs to include fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin, as well as public corruption, child pornography, and human trafficking. As a result of these efforts, the district saw significant declines in the violent crime rates in the Shreveport and Monroe divisions in 2023 and 2024.

Brown also served on the Attorney General Advisory Committee (AGAC) as the U.S. Fifth Circuit representative and the Resource Allocation Working Group (RAWG), advising the Executive Office for United States Attorneys and the Deputy Attorney General on the allocation of personnel resources in all United States Attorneys’ Offices.

U.S. Attorney Brown’s resignation is a significant loss for the Western District of Louisiana, but his legacy will live on through the countless lives he impacted during his tenure.

With his resignation set to take effect on January 20, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., Brown will have served as U.S. Attorney for nearly three years, making him one of the longest-serving U.S. Attorneys in the district’s history.

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