Funeral Homes in Minden, LA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Bruce M. Bolin (attorneys in the united states and judge), Dave Williams (american football player), and Darryl Moore (american football player).

Minden is a small city in and the parish seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States. is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport in Caddo Parish. The population has been relatively stable since 1960, when it was 12,786. It was 13,082 at the 2010 census. The 2000 population had been 13,027; growth over the decade was hence .4 of 1 percent. Minden is 51.7 percent African American.Minden is the principal city of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden Combined Statistical Area. It is a regional trade center for the neighboring parishes of Bienville and Claiborne, from which Webster Parish was carved in 1871.Minden has possessed a United States post office since 1839. The current postal building, a 10,000-square-foot structure at 111 South Monroe Street, was completed under a $285,000 contract awarded in 1959 to McInnis Construction Company of Minden.The community has been served by a newspaper since the 1850s. The current publication, the Minden Press-Herald, is located on Gleason Street south of Broadway. The building was formerly used by a grocery store. The Press-Herald became a daily newspaper on July 18, 1966, but was earlier published as two weekly papers, the Minden Press on Mondays and the Minden Herald on Thursdays. For a time there was also the Webster Signal-Tribune and other publications.On October 15, 2012, an ordnance bunker at nearby Camp Minden exploded, but the blast was contained with minimal damage. Camp Minden is the site of the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, once the major area employer. In December 2012, police began the removal of 2,700 tons of explosives from Camp Minden, leading to evacuations in the nearby town of Doyline.In 1959, Minden was named the "Cleanest City in Louisiana."

Minden Obituaries

It was revealed by The Times at Shreveport La on September 10th, 2021 that Eddie Ralph Harmon passed away in Minden, Louisiana.  Harmon was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eddie Ralph's life.

It was reported by The Times at Shreveport La on August 17th, 2021 that J Shane Clemons passed on in Minden, Louisiana.  Clemons was 51 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor J Shane's life.

It was disclosed by The Times at Shreveport La on August 10th, 2021 that Lewis Ray Sr Coker died in Minden, Louisiana.  Coker was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lewis Ray Sr's life.

It was disclosed by The Times at Shreveport La on June 23rd, 2021 that Franklin Woodrow Musgrow perished in Minden, Louisiana.  Musgrow was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Franklin Woodrow's life.

It was noted by New Haven Register on June 17th, 2021 that Jeffie Frazier (Robinson) died in Connecticut.  Ms. Frazier was 77 years old and was born in Minden, LA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jeffie's life.

It was disclosed by The Times at Shreveport La on April 6th, 2021 that James Robert "Bubba" McClung passed away in Longview, Texas.  McClung was 81 years old and was born in Minden, LA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James Robert "Bubba"'s life.

It was disclosed by The Times at Shreveport La on March 15th, 2021 that James Ray Berthea perished in Minden, Louisiana.  Berthea was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James Ray's life.

It was noted by The Times at Shreveport La on February 4th, 2021 that Rodessa Wilson died in Minden, Louisiana.  Wilson was 84 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Rodessa's life.

It was revealed by The Times at Shreveport La on January 8th, 2021 that Wayne Blanchard Youngblood passed away in Minden, Louisiana.  Youngblood was 90 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Wayne Blanchard's life.

It was noted by The Times at Shreveport La on November 16th, 2020 that Jillene Faulk (Parkerson) passed on in Minden, Louisiana.  Ms. Faulk was 65 years old and was born in Alamogordo, NM.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jillene's life.

History

Minden is a city in and the parish seat of Webster Parish, Louisiana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population, which has been stable since 1960, was 13,027 at the 2000 United States Census census. A modern cemetery, Gardens of Memory, opened in 1957 off the Lewisville Road north of town. During the American Civil War, a large Confederate Army encampment, which housed some fifteen thousand soldiers was located east of Minden. On February 13, 1890, Minden recorded the state's all-time coldest temperature, minus-16 degrees during the height of the Great Blizzard of 1899 Blizzard.

The official website for the city of Minden is https://mindenla.org/.