Commander Ronnie Stevens trades a fist bump with a child on Dryades Street while detective Drew Deacon spins a basketball in September 2014. (Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger file photo)
Capt. Ronnie Stevens has retired from the New Orleans Police Department after commanding the Sixth District since 2014.
Capt. Preston Bax
Stevens is replaced by Capt. Preston Bax, who most recently served as assistant commander of the Fourth District in Algiers.
The Sixth District covers the Central City, Garden District and Irish Channel neighborhoods.
Before he took over as commander of the Sixth District, Stevens supervised investigations in the First District, which covers Mid-City and Treme, and in the Seventh District in New Orleans East. His 23-year NOPD career also included stints in the Special Operations Division’s Tactical Unit, Bomb Squad and Marine Unit.
“Capt. Stevens has been a great colleague and friend during our time together in the NOPD,” said NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson in a press release. “He has been a well-respected member and leader within the NOPD family for many years and has served our community with pride, including his outstanding leadership in the Sixth District”
Ferguson added that he has the utmost faith in Capt. Bax as he begins is new position. Bax was promoted to captain in a private ceremony at NOPD headquarters, with those involved utilizing social distancing practices.
Good work, except the March 18 & 19 sobriety checkpoints leave plenty of time to avoid them since they’d have to be in 2021. It’s May 4 today.
Your point is well-taken, John. That sobriety checkpoint story actually posted on March 16. It was automatically inserted under the story on the new Sixth District commander because both are tagged with “NOPD.” It’s now removed. Thanks for letting us know.