The John L Brown Sr. Scholarship Band was formed in 2023, in honor of the late John Brown Sr., a member of the NELA Music Hall of Fame, also honored with a Northeast Louisiana Music Trail Marker. Brown spent over three decades as one of Nashville's premiere touring drummers, working with artists such as Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty and others. After his passing in 2023, family and friends decided to honor his legacy with a music scholarship. To date, the scholarship has awarded more than $15,000 in money and equipment to scholarship recipients and local public school music departments.