By Bonnie Culverhouse

Minden City Council voted Monday to approve an ordinance amendment that will pinpoint nuisance abatement zones, enforce the law and penalize those who break it.

According to the ordinance, a nuisance abatement zone is an area located with a 300-foot radius of an establishment license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages which is adjacent to a residential neighborhood.

In addition, the council voted unanimously to promote three police officers and hire one.

Cadyn O’Connor, LaDarrius Joseph and Jordon Greer were promoted to the rank of sergeant.

KenDale Booker was hired as a full-time officer.

The council gave Mayor Nick Cox the authority to advertise for bids to the Industrial Drive rehabilitation at Hwy. 531. The project will be from the intersection to the last driveway of Love’s Travel Stop.

In other business, the council unanimously approved the following:

• Resolutions to execute a cooperative endeavor agreement between the City of Minden and the Louisiana Department of the Treasury to appropriate $50,000 and $200,000, which will be used for the Industrial Drive project.

• Authority for Cox to execute a deed for donation to City of Minden a tract of land, access and utility servitude for lift station improvements.

• Addressed condemned properties at 1213 Bayou Avenue, 621 East Union Street, 123 St. Rest Street and 438 Martin Luther King Drive.

Please watch Webster Parish Journal for more in-depth stories on the agenda items.