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| term_end= 1988
| term_end= 1988
| preceded=Marshall R. Pearce (interim)
| preceded=Marshall R. Pearce (interim)
| succeeded=Richard Harmon Drew, Sr.
| succeeded=[[R. Harmon Drew, Sr.]]
| office2=26th Judicial District Court Judge
| office2=26th Judicial District Court Judge
| term_start2=March 20, 1988
| term_start2=March 20, 1988
In 1952, while speeding through Minden, the [[singer]] Lefty Frizzell, originally from Corsicana in Navarro County, [[Texas]], crashed his [[Cadillac]] into the Drew home. Drew, Jr,. slept through the mishap, but he recalls that his father having always thought that Frizzell had a "bad attitude"."<ref>Judge Harmon Drew, Jr., to Earlene Mendenhall Lyle, Lyle newsletter, May 4, 2008.</ref>
In 1952, while speeding through Minden, the [[singer]] Lefty Frizzell, originally from Corsicana in Navarro County, [[Texas]], crashed his [[Cadillac]] into the Drew home. Drew, Jr,. slept through the mishap, but he recalls that his father having always thought that Frizzell had a "bad attitude"."<ref>Judge Harmon Drew, Jr., to Earlene Mendenhall Lyle, Lyle newsletter, May 4, 2008.</ref>
==Early years==
==Early years==
Harmon and Jean Drew teach the law of search and seizure and the criminal code to some three thousand peace officers each year. Two of their books are updated annually to explain amendments passed by the Louisiana legislature. Their ''True Blue Drew Book'' explains criminal law amendments in simple terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=www.drewlawbooks.com/|title=True Blue Drew Book|publisher=Drewlawbooks.com|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref> Several thousand copies are sold throughout the state.<ref name=blooddrive>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/local-law-enforcement-agencies-holding-blood-drives-in-honor-of-jean-harmon-drew/|author=Angela Thomas|title=Local Law Enforcement Agencies Holding Blood Drives in Honor of Jean & Harmon Drew|date= December 2, 2013|publisher=KEEL Radio|accessdate=December 2, 2013}}</ref>
Harmon and Jean Drew teach the law of search and seizure and the criminal code to some three thousand peace officers each year. Two of their books are updated annually to explain amendments passed by the Louisiana legislature. Their ''True Blue Drew Book'' explains criminal law amendments in simple terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=www.drewlawbooks.com/|title=True Blue Drew Book|publisher=Drewlawbooks.com|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref> Several thousand copies are sold throughout the state.<ref name=blooddrive>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/local-law-enforcement-agencies-holding-blood-drives-in-honor-of-jean-harmon-drew/|author=Angela Thomas|title=Local Law Enforcement Agencies Holding Blood Drives in Honor of Jean & Harmon Drew|date= December 2, 2013|publisher=KEEL Radio|accessdate=December 2, 2013}}</ref>
In 2008, Mrs. Drew required emergency abdominal surgery that saved her life but left her in need of repeated blood transfusions because of debilitating [[anemia]]. In December 2013, law enforcement personnel in northwest Louisiana held a blood drive because of Mrs. Drew's needs and to honor the couple for their teaching of the peace officers.<ref name=blooddrive/>
In 2008, Mrs. Drew required emergency abdominal surgery that saved her life but left her in need of repeated blood transfusions because of debilitating [[anemia]]. In December 2013, law enforcement personnel in northwest Louisiana held a blood drive because of Mrs. Drew's needs and to honor the couple for their teaching of the peace officers.<ref name=blooddrive/>