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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                          (AMENDMENT NO. ___________)*

                                Rock-Tenn Company
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                              Class A Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   772739-20-7
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

CUSIP No.  772739-20-7

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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
   I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
   Lou Brown Jewell

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      2.     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
             (a)
             (b)

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      3.     SEC Use Only

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      4.     Citizenship or Place of Organization     U.S.

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Number of           5.  Sole Voting Power                        147,304
Shares              -----------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially        6.  Shared Voting Power                    1,948,254
Owned by            -----------------------------------------------------------
Each Reporting      7.  Sole Dispositive Power                   147,304
Person With         -----------------------------------------------------------
                    8.  Shared Dispositive Power               1,948,254

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      9.     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
             Person                                   2,095,558

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      10.    Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
             (See Instructions)

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      11.    Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)   6.1

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      12.    Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  IN

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                          INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 13G

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COVER PAGE

        (l) Names and I.R.S. Identification Numbers of Reporting
            Persons--Furnish the full legal name of each person for whom the
            report is filed--i.e., each person required to sign the schedule
            itself--including each member of a group. Do not include the name of
            a person required to be identified in the report but who is not a
            reporting person. Reporting persons that are entities are also
            requested to furnish their I.R.S. identification numbers, although
            disclosure of such numbers is voluntary, not mandatory (see "SPECIAL
            INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G" below).

        (2) If any of the shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are
            held as a member of a group and that membership is expressly
            affirmed, please check row 2(a). If the reporting person disclaims
            membership in a group or describes a relationship with other persons
            but does not affirm the existence of a group, please check row 2(b)
            [unless it is a joint filing pursuant to Rule 13d1(k)(1) in which
            case it may not be necessary to check row 2(b)].

        (3) The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.

        (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization--Furnish citizenship if the
            named reporting person is a natural person. Otherwise, furnish place
            of organization.

   (5)-(9), Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person,
       (11) Etc.--Rows (5) through (9) inclusive, and (11)  are to be completed
            in accordance with the provisions of Item 4 of Schedule 13G. All
            percentages are to be rounded off to the nearest tenth (one place
            after decimal point).

       (10) Check if the aggregate amount reported as beneficially owned in row
            (9) does not include shares as to which beneficial ownership is
            disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 (17 CFR 240.13d-4] under the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

       (12) Type of Reporting Person--Please classify each "reporting person"
            according to the following breakdown (see Item 3 of Schedule 13G)
            and place the appropriate symbol on the form:



                             Category                                    Symbol
                                                                      
            Broker Dealer                                                   BD
            Bank                                                            BK
            Insurance Company                                               IC
            Investment Company                                              IV
            Investment Adviser                                              IA
            Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund, or Endowment Fund          EP
            Parent Holding Company/Control Person                           HC
            Savings Association                                             SA
            Church Plan                                                     CP
            Corporation                                                     CO
            Partnership                                                     PN





                                                                     
         Individual                                                     IN
         Other                                                          OO


Notes:   Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page as are
         needed, one reporting person per page.

         Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, answer
         items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G or 14D1) by appropriate cross
         references to an item or items on the cover page(s). This approach may
         only be used where the cover page item or items provide all the
         disclosure required by the schedule item. Moreover, such a use of a
         cover page item will result in the item becoming a part of the schedule
         and accordingly being considered as "filed" for purposes of Section 18
         of the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities
         of that section of the Act.

         Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing requirements
         by filing either completed copies of the blank forms available from the
         Commission, printed or typed facsimiles, or computer printed
         facsimiles, provided the documents filed have identical formats to the
         forms prescribed in the Commission's regulations and meet existing
         Securities Exchange Act rules as to such matters as clarity and size
         (Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).

              SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G

Under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is authorized to solicit
the information required to be supplied by this schedule by certain security
holders of certain issuers.

Disclosure of the information specified in this schedule is mandatory, except
for I.R.S. identification numbers, disclosure of which is voluntary. The
information will be used for the primary purpose of determining and disclosing
the holdings of certain beneficial owners of certain equity securities. This
statement will be made a matter of public record. Therefore, any information
given will be available for inspection by any member of the public.

Because of the public nature of the information, the Commission can use it for a
variety of purposes, including referral to other governmental authorities or
securities self-regulatory organizations for investigatory purposes or in
connection with litigation involving the Federal securities laws or other civil,
criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions. I.R.S. identification numbers, if
furnished, will assist the Commission in identifying security holders and,
therefore, in promptly processing statements of beneficial ownership of
securities.

Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule, except for
I.R.S. identification numbers, may result in civil or criminal action against
the persons involved for violation of the Federal securities laws and rules
promulgated thereunder.



                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

   A.     Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) containing the information
          required by this schedule shall be filed not later than February 14
          following the calendar year covered by the statement or within the
          time specified in Rules 13d-1(b)(2) and 13d2(c). Statements filed
          pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) shall be filed within the time specified in
          Rules 13d-1(c), 13d-2(b) and 13d-2(d). Statements filed pursuant to
          Rule 13d-1(d) shall be filed not later than February 14 following the
          calendar year covered by the statement pursuant to Rules 13d-1(d) and
          13d-2(b).

   B.     Information contained in a form which is required to be filed by rules
          under section 13(f) (15 U.S.C. 78m(f)) for the same calendar year as
          that covered by a statement on this schedule may be incorporated by
          reference in response to any of the items of this schedule. If such
          information is incorporated by reference in this schedule, copies of
          the relevant pages of such form shall be filed as an exhibit to this
          schedule.

   C.     The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but the
          text of the items is to be omitted. The answers to the items shall be
          so prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without
          referring to the text of the items. Answer every item. If an item is
          inapplicable or the answer is in the negative, so state.

Item 1.
          (a)   Name of Issuer:  Rock-Tenn Company

          (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  504 Thrasher
                Street, Norcross, GA 30071

Item 2.
          (a)   Name of Person Filing: Lou Brown Jewell

          (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
                1717 North Decatur Rd. #106, Atlanta, GA 30307

          (c)   Citizenship: U.S.

          (d)   Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock

          (e)   CUSIP Number: 772739-20-7

ITEM 3.   If this statement is filed pursuant toss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or
          240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person
          filing is a:

          (a) [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
                    (15 U.S.C. 78o).

          (b) [ ]   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15
                    U.S.C. 78c).

          (c) [ ]   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                    (15 U.S.C. 78c).

          (d) [ ]   Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).



          (e) [ ]   An investment adviser in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)
                    (ii)(E);

          (f) [ ]   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                    with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] A parent holding
                    company or control person in accordance with
                    ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] A savings associations
                    as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
                    Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

          (i) [ ]   A church plan that is excluded from the definition
                    of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

          (j) [ ]   Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

ITEM 4.   Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage
of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

          (a)   Amount beneficially owned: 2,095,558.

          (b)   Percent of class:  6.1.

          (c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:

                (i)     Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  147,304.

                (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 1,948,254.

                (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        147,304.

                (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        1,948,254.

Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to
acquire an underlying security see ss.240.13d3(d)(1).

ITEM 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Instruction:
Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

ITEM 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
securities, a statement to that effect should


be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than
five percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the
shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or
endowment fund is not required.

ITEM 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

If a parent holding company or Control person has filed this schedule, pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit
stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary.
If a parent holding company or control person has filed this schedule pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification
of the relevant subsidiary.

ITEM 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so
indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3
classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule
pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(c) or ss.240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the
identity of each member of the group.

ITEM 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group

Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date
of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in
the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in
their individual capacity. See Item 5.

ITEM 10.  Certification

          (a)   The following certification shall be included if the statement
                is filed pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(b): By signing below I certify
                that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities
                referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
                course of business and were not acquired and are not held for
                the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
                control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
                and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
                transaction having that purpose or effect.

          (b)   The following certification shall be included if the
                statement is filed pursuant to ss.240.13d-1(c):

                  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
                  and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
                  and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
                  changing or influencing



                  the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
                  acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
                  participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                       March 31, 2003
                              --------------------------------
                                            Date


                                    /s/ Lou Brown Jewell
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                                         Signature


                                       Lou Brown Jewell
                              --------------------------------
                                       Name/Title

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive
officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss.240.13d-7 for other
parties for whom copies are to be sent.


ATTENTION:      INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE
                FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)