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==Civic leadership, death and legacy==

==Civic leadership, death and legacy==

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Brown sat on the advisory board of the [[Salvation Army]] and the executive committee of the [[Boy Scouts]] Istrouma Council. He also worked in the annual [[Jerry Lewis]] Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. He hosted the Lions Club International Crippled Children's Telethon. He supported the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, an [orphanage in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Since 1964, Brown had been an active member of the Florida Boulevard Baptist Church, at which he taught the Fellowship Bible class. Earlier, he had been music director of various churches.<ref name=obit/>​

Brown sat on the advisory board of the [[Salvation Army]] and the executive committee of the [[Boy Scouts]] Istrouma Council. He also worked in the annual [[Jerry Lewis]] Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. He hosted the Lions Club International Crippled Children's Telethon. He supported the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, an orphanage in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. Since 1964, Brown had been an active member of the Florida Boulevard Baptist Church, at which he taught the Fellowship Bible class. Earlier, he had been music director of various churches.<ref name=obit/>​

After he left the office of district attorney, Brown resumed his law practice until he retired in the year 2000 from the still existing offices of Ossie Brown at 123 St. Ferdinand Street in Baton Rouge. One of the partners is Brown's son, Dana Brent Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2267741_1|title=Law Offices of Ossie Brown, St. Ferdinand St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=September 21, 2019}}</ref>​

After he left the office of district attorney, Brown resumed his law practice until he retired in the year 2000 from the still existing offices of Ossie Brown at 123 St. Ferdinand Street in Baton Rouge. One of the partners is Brown's son, Dana Brent Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2267741_1|title=Law Offices of Ossie Brown, St. Ferdinand St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=September 21, 2019}}</ref>​

Current EBR District Attorney Hillar Moore, III, told the ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' that Brown "stood for certain principles and took positions that were always firm. He was always for the victims of crime." Moore said that when he worked for Brown as an investigator while he was still in college and that the DA "adopted me as a son."<ref name=advo/> Moore, who supported Brown in the 1984 election, remained an investigator under DA Bryan Bush despite their partisan difference.​

Current EBR District Attorney Hillar Moore, III, told the ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' that Brown "stood for certain principles and took positions that were always firm. He was always for the victims of crime." Moore said that when he worked for Brown as an investigator while he was still in college and that the DA "adopted me as a son."<ref name=advo/> Moore, who supported Brown in the 1984 election, remained an investigator under DA Bryan Bush despite their partisan difference.​

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