Covington Fire Chief Gary Stephen Blocker Jr., who joined the department as a teen and rose through the ranks over a nearly ...

TODAY, THE CITY OF COVINGTON HONORED A MAN WHO GAVE HIS LIFE TO SERVICE AND HIS COMMUNITY. COVINGTON FIRE CHIEF GARY STEPHEN ...

Blocker was promoted to chief in 2018 after working for the Covington Fire Department for more than two decades, according to The Times-Picayune archives. He first started there as a teenager.