Marshal Randy Williams and the Natchitoches Ward One City Marshal’s Office congratulate Chief Deputy Steve Pezant for being named the National Deputy Marshal of the Year by the National Constables and Marshals Association during the recent 2025 President’s Awards Banquet in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

The National Constables and Marshals Association is a non profit professional organization that represents Constables and Marshals across the United States. Founded to promote training, networking, and advocacy within the field, the association hosts annual conferences, provides educational resources, and works to uphold professional standards for its members. Each year, the group recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding service and leadership in their roles, including its National Deputy Marshal/Constable of the year.

Pezant has served in the Natchitoches Ward One City Marshal’s Office since 2020.

Pezant’s law enforcement career spans 35 years beginning at the Pike County (Mississippi) Sheriff’s Office in 1990, then the Louisiana State Police in 1993 and the Natchitoches Ward One City Marshal’s Office in 2020. He retired from the Louisiana State Police in 2019 as Master Trooper after 27 years of service, and was the Louisiana State Trooper’s Association Troop E Affiliate President from 2009 to 2014, serving 6 years as Vice President in that same organization.

Of those 35 years of Law Enforcement Service, 33 have been served within Natchitoches Parish.

A native of Summit, Mississippi, Pezant is a 1989 and 1990 graduate of Northwestern State University.

“Steve was hired in 2020 and in 2021 was promoted to Chief Deputy because of the outstanding job he was doing in a short period of time. Steve goes beyond his duties in serving at the Natchitoches Ward One City Marshal’s Office and in the City of Natchitoches. I am so proud that the National Association saw what he and his wife have done for the association. Steve deserves the recognition, the plaque he was given, and more.” Natchitoches Ward One City Marshal Randy Williams