(Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series focusing on local law enforcement’s efforts to tackle drugs and drug-related crimes in the city.)
In 1987, the first known purchase of crack cocaine in Jeff Davis Parish was recorded.
The buyer? Jennings Police Department ( JPD) Chief Danny Semmes.
Semmes, who has served in law enforcement for the past 38 years, kicked off his career in the 80s as an unde…