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- Ossie_Brown abstract "Ossie B. Brown (March 19, 1926 – August 28, 2008) was a Baton Rouge Democrat who served two six-year terms as district attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, from 1972 to 1984. In 1970, he successfully defended United States Army Sergeant David Mitchell in the My Lai Massacre cases. Brown was also a talented musician and an active Baptist layman.Ossie (pronounced OH SEE) Brown was born to George F. Brown and the former Lovie Phenald in Winnfield, the seat of Winn Parish and the traditional home of the Long political dynasty. He was reared in Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish and graduated from Baker High School, where he was named president of Boys State and composed the Baker High alma mater. He attended Napa Junior College in Napa, California, and then entered the United States Navy during World War II. Thereafter, he procured his Bachelor of Arts degree in pre-law from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he was the university drum major. He lettered in basketball and tennis and was president of Sigma Chi social fraternity. Brown also graduated from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He then launched a half-century-long criminal law practice in Baton Rouge. Prior to his tenure as district attorney, Brown was the Baton Rouge municipal court judge. In 1970, former LSU quarterback and future East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Pat Screen joined Brown's firm.".
- Ossie_Brown almaMater Baker_High_School_(Louisiana).
- Ossie_Brown almaMater Louisiana_State_University.
- Ossie_Brown almaMater Paul_M._Hebert_Law_Center.
- Ossie_Brown birthDate "1926-03-19".
- Ossie_Brown birthPlace Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown birthPlace Winn_Parish,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown birthPlace Winnfield,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown birthYear "1926".
- Ossie_Brown deathDate "2008-08-28".
- Ossie_Brown deathPlace Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown deathPlace East_Baton_Rouge_Parish,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown deathPlace Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown deathYear "2008".
- Ossie_Brown occupation Lawyer.
- Ossie_Brown office "District Attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish".
- Ossie_Brown party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Ossie_Brown religion Baptists.
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- Ossie_Brown after Bryan_Bush_(Louisiana_politician).
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- Ossie_Brown almaMater "Louisiana State University Law Center".
- Ossie_Brown almaMater "Louisiana State University".
- Ossie_Brown before Sargent_Pitcher.
- Ossie_Brown birthDate "1926-03-19".
- Ossie_Brown birthPlace Winn_Parish,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown birthPlace Winnfield,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown birthPlace "Louisiana, USA".
- Ossie_Brown children "Dana Brent Brown".
- Ossie_Brown children "Four grandchildren".
- Ossie_Brown children "Kelli Brown Leon".
- Ossie_Brown children "Kirk Brown".
- Ossie_Brown dateOfBirth "1926-03-19".
- Ossie_Brown dateOfDeath "2008-08-28".
- Ossie_Brown deathDate "2008-08-28".
- Ossie_Brown deathPlace Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown deathPlace East_Baton_Rouge_Parish,_Louisiana.
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- Ossie_Brown footnotes "As a criminal private defense attorney, Brown in 1970 won acquittal of one of the twenty-six men prosecuted in the My Lai Massacre. As the East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, Brown railed against narcotics and pornography and developed a reputation as a morals crusader. In 1973, Brown succeeded in blocking the airing in Baton Rouge of the film The Last Tango in Paris starring Marlon Brando. In 1984, Brown escaped federal conviction of extortion, mail fraud, and perjury in a case stemming from the failure to prosecute two men for possession of cocaine. An active Baptist, Brown was an accomplished musician and as a child had composed his high school's alma mater. In 1984, Brown declared that God wanted him to seek a third term as district attorney, but he was defeated by the Republican Bryan Bush.".
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- Ossie_Brown name "Brown, Ossie".
- Ossie_Brown name "Ossie B. Brown".
- Ossie_Brown occupation Lawyer.
- Ossie_Brown office "District Attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish".
- Ossie_Brown party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Ossie_Brown placeOfBirth Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown placeOfBirth Winn_Parish,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown placeOfBirth Winnfield,_Louisiana.
- Ossie_Brown placeOfDeath "Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana".
- Ossie_Brown preceded Sargent_Pitcher.
- Ossie_Brown religion Baptists.
- Ossie_Brown shortDescription "American lawyer".
- Ossie_Brown spouse "Faye Underwood Brown".
- Ossie_Brown succeeded Bryan_Bush_(Louisiana_politician).
- Ossie_Brown termEnd "1984".
- Ossie_Brown termStart "1972".
- Ossie_Brown title "District Attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Ossie B. Brown".
- Ossie_Brown years "1972".
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