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'''Joseph Bryan Clemmons, Sr.''' (c. 1907 – July 5, 1976), was a law enforcement officer who was the [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish, [[Louisiana]] from 1948 to 1972.

'''Joseph Bryan Clemmons, Sr.''' (c. 1907 – July 5, 1976), was a law enforcement officer who was the [[sheriff]] of East Baton Rouge Parish, [[Louisiana]] for six terms from 1948 to 1972.

After graduation from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] National Academy in Quantico, [[Virginia]], Clemmons attended other law enforcement training schools and in 1935 became a city police officer in his native capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. Two years later he was named special investigator for the office of the district attorney. He was one of the first sheriffs in the United States to institute a junior deputy sheriffs league. He was instrumental in the creation of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Enforcement Training Institute. On vacating the sheriff's office, he was succeeded by his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]],  J. Al Amiss (pronounced AIM ISS). Clemmons served as president of the Louisiana Peace Officers Association and was a member of the national and state sheriffs associations as well as the FBI National Academy Association.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Clemmons, Joseph Bryan|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|date=1988|accessdate=September 24, 2017}}</ref>  

After graduation from [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] National Academy in Quantico, [[Virginia]], Clemmons attended other law enforcement training schools and in 1935 became a city police officer in his native capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. Two years later he was named special investigator for the office of the district attorney. He was one of the first sheriffs in the United States to institute a junior deputy sheriffs league. He was instrumental in the creation of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Enforcement Training Institute. On vacating the sheriff's office, he was succeeded by his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]],  J. Al Amiss (pronounced AIM ISS). Clemmons served as president of the Louisiana Peace Officers Association and was a member of the national and state sheriffs associations as well as the FBI National Academy Association.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Clemmons, Joseph Bryan|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association|date=1988|accessdate=September 24, 2017}}</ref>