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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Ossie Bluege Brown
|name=Ossie Bluege Brown
|birth_date=March 19, 1926
|birth_date=March 19, 1926
|birth_place=Winnfield, [[Louisiana]], USA
|birth_place=Winnfield, [[Louisiana]], USA
(2) As the East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, Brown railed against [[narcotics]] and [[pornography]] and developed a reputation as a morals crusader.<br>
(2) As the East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney, Brown railed against [[narcotics]] and [[pornography]] and developed a reputation as a morals crusader.<br>
(3) In 1973, Brown succeeded in blocking the airing in [[Baton Rouge]] of the [[film]] ''Last Tango in Paris'' starring [[Marlon Brando]].
(3) In 1973, Brown succeeded in blocking the airing in [[Baton Rouge]] of the [[film]] ''Last Tango in Paris'' starring [[Marlon Brando]].<br>
(4) 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]].
(4) 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]].<br>
(5) An active [[Baptist]], Brown was an accomplished [[musician]] and as a child had composed the alma mater for his high school.<br>
(5) An active [[Baptist]], Brown was an accomplished [[musician]] and as a child had composed the alma mater for his high school.<br>