Residents to vote on downtown property tax
Some voters refuse to pull a lever if it means they will have to pay a tax. But the City of Minden is asking voters Saturday to approve the continuation of a tax that most will never have to pay.
"Everybody in Minden votes on it, but only the property owners that are within the downtown district pay the tax," said Downtown Development Director Pattie Odom. "It comes back into the district to be used within the district."
A fund-raiser for 11-month-old Emilee Holloway is set for this Saturday, and is expected to be filled with fun.
Emilee is the daughter of Brad "Teddy Bear" and Jennifer Ho...
Turner’s Pond now 3.5 feet below spillway
Turner's Pond is the lowest most Minden residents have ever seen – except for times in the 1940's and 50's when it was drained.
Ac...
A Shreveport man speeding through the Doyline area is in trouble for more than driving fast.
John Steven Straughan, 40, of the 700 block of Hyde Park, was arrested for spe...
First Judicial District Court Judge Scott Crichton, formerly of Webster Parish, has been elected president of the Louisiana District Court Judges Association (LDJA) durin...
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Read more...Punching his father-in-law has landed a Doyline man in jail on multiple charges.
Bryan Ray McQuiston, 40, of the 200 block of Buddy Carter Place was arrested for disturbin...
Third annual Legacy Build kicks off in Minden
The sounds of pounding hammers echoed throughout the neighborhood as the walls of eight new homes began to go up on Millard F...
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