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Crack may indeed kill, but it isn’t exactly a popular drug among dance music lovers. That didn’t stop the DEA from digging up an obscure statute—known as the “Crack-House Law”—to poop all over their parties in the early ‘aughts. New Orleans promoter Disco Donnie became the most famous target. DEA agents swarmed a venue he booked—The State Palace Theatre—one particular night, convinced they would find narcotics out the yin yang. Trent Cantrelle witnessed the entire spectacle firsthand.

“At the time I was helping run the State Palace record store. On the night of the official bust, they busted in with guns drawn. It was 30 minutes before the party started, with about 2,000 kids standing in the street. About 75 feds, Immigration, DEA, you name it, were all over the building. They made everyone working inside gather at the bottom to be searched and questioned. After all that fuss, and searching the entire building, they found one joint on the lighting guy. Crazy having feds kick in the door of the record store. Pretty intense.” 

To be continued...

April 11th @ Vinyl  w/ Marshall Monica

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