By Bonnie Culverhouse

Residents of Beaver Creek subdivision will soon see the light … and the road.

When night falls, the area off La. Hwy. 531 in Minden is extremely dark, but the City of Minden striped the road in the Fall and now has plans to install lights along Carey Lane, leading into the subdivision.

Power to Beaver Creek is through Entergy due to annexation, and Minden Mayor Nick Cox was first told the lighting project couldn’t be done.

“But if I were a homeowner out there, I could put in a security light … I’d just have to pay for it,” Cox said. “So what we are going to do is put security lights facing the road.”

The lights will be placed on poles already installed and running power to houses. Entergy has approved the project.

“These poles are not in the yards,” said the mayor. “Our line crew and public works director identified nine good spots.”

According to the mayor, the residents will not be charged anything for the lights nor continuing maintenance.

“The City will pay for everything – we’re just talking a few hundred dollars,” he said. “We are talking little money to help with safety.”

Gloria Clark and her husband James have lived in Beaver Creek for 23 years, and she is glad the City is taking an interest in the subdivision.

“This is a wonderful subdivision, and people are kind of ‘glued’ together,” she said. “The road is a little uncomfortable because of the curves and lack of lights.”

Then, there are deer that are often close to the road.

“We have speed limit signs on the street, and that has helped,” she pointed out. “Everybody tries to be cautious at night, but it is really neat the City is taking some interest to do this.”