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re: Ozzy vs Ossie Brown
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:35 pm to Godfather1
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:35 pm to Godfather1
Didn’t he harass the Beastie Boys as well?
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Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:39 pm to Godfather1
My grandma who lived in Sherwood Forest used to tell me Ossie lived in one of the houses there off the Blvd, I don't guess she was lying. Is Ossie still alive? I didn't know he was the EBR DA.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:40 pm to Bullfrog
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Didn’t he harass the Beastie Boys as well?
IDK.
I do know that the policies and initiatives he pushed here in EBRP have driven off a lot of good acts that could’ve played the PMAC and/or River Center (Centroplex) over the years. It’s just too easy to play Lafayette and/or New Orleans and not have to deal with the BR bullshite. To this day.
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:40 pm to The Cool No 9
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Is Ossie still alive?
No, he died sometime around 2008.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:46 pm to Godfather1
I remember Ossie Brown very well. He was the DA when I was a student.
I have trouble believing that he is the reason we don’t get the big shows and concerts anymore. I think the main reason is because the PMAC and the Centroplex (or whatever they call it these days) are obsolete venues.
I have trouble believing that he is the reason we don’t get the big shows and concerts anymore. I think the main reason is because the PMAC and the Centroplex (or whatever they call it these days) are obsolete venues.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:49 pm to The Cool No 9
I grew up in Sherwood Forrest. His house was two blocks from mine. He always put up a really cool Christmas display in his yard.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:49 pm to Godfather1
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Ossie Brown was the dictatorial, Bible-thumping District Attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish
I bet he locked up quite a few "devil worshippers" in his day.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:58 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
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That whole family is cray cray.
Jack and Sharon and Kelly spent a lot of time around him, so I guess the cray rubbed off?
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:18 pm to Godfather1
Sounds like he probably wasn’t sad when Lynyrd Skynyrd’s plane didn’t make it to Baton Rouge.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:21 pm to Kim Jong Ir
Remember, it was Private Citizen Ossie Brown, not District Attorney Ossie Brown leading those crusades.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:11 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I bet he locked up quite a few "devil worshippers" in his day.
But he obviously stayed his arse off of Frenchtown Rd.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:26 pm to geauxpurple
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I think the main reason is because the PMAC and the Centroplex (or whatever they call it these days) are obsolete venues.
They’re definitely outdated. But my understanding is that it’s more about the taxes and fees EBRP charges and the paperwork involved. Things that Ossie pushed for.
Again, it’s cheaper and less bullshite for headliners to deal with to just play Lafayette or New Orleans. At least that’s how it was for a long time. The River Center will still host a good act now and again, but not nearly as often as it once did.
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:31 pm to Godfather1
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I know the one. I have friends who went to school with him. Said he was one of the biggest jellyheads at WEEDLAWN High. And back then, that was saying a lot.
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Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:33 pm to Butch Baum
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WEEDLAWN High.
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Edit for clarity
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:51 pm to Godfather1
Tell us about that Ice Cream shop in NOLA that he sold the day after some drug charges were dropped. Was Camille Gravel involved? Ossie. Joke
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:02 pm to Godfather1
Don't talk bad about ole Ossie, he fixed a ticket for me many years ago. 
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:11 pm to geauxpurple
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I have trouble believing that he is the reason we don’t get the big shows and concerts anymore.
I always figured it was because BR is down the street from New Orleans and then it's straight on to Houston for touring bands.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 7:53 am to Godfather1
Oh, I remember all too well as then DA Ossie Brown cost me my chance to see Randy Rhoads. I had tickets to that show and Ossie did in fact ban Ozzy as a Devil Worshiper after he was in the news for biting the head off of a Bat. At that time, BR was a top 5 Tour stop. It was an epic era of concert history. Every weekend was a HOF Performer. I was a very young electrician at the time and drove a huge arse Bread Van for work. It was white, and in the sheen of dirt and dust I scrawled out the words, "Ozzy vs Ossie" on it in huge arse letters. A picture of me driving that van with those words somehow ended up in the local newspaper. My then boss was not pleased. In true Ozzy form, he gave Ossie a huge FU and played a killer outdoor show in 1983 at the State Fairgrounds on Airline. The line-up was Blue Oyster Cult, LeRoux and Vandenberg. Jake E Lee played Lead Guitar that night for Ozzy.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 7:58 am to Godfather1
Was it Led Zeppelin that tore up the hotel rooms?
Posted on 7/23/25 at 12:09 pm to Godfather1
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biggest jellyheads at Woodlawn High
Actually Broadmoor
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