By Bonnie Culverhouse
Minden Police Department will have a new full-time officer soon. The city council voted unanimously Monday to hire Heather Boucher, providing she passes all pre-employment checks and screens.
Boucher has already passed the entry level officer’s exam with a score of 85 percent.
In other business, the council also approved the following:
- Adopt Resolution – Authorizing Credit Card Signatory Power for Certain City of Minden Personnel
- Adopt Resolution – Adopting the City of Minden Sports Complex Fee Schedule
- Adopt Resolution – Authorizing Mayor Cox to Accept the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG), Project No. 3-22-0032-019-2026, Titled Construct Hangar, from the
Federal Aviation Administration for Future Improvements to the Minden Airport and Enter into a Grant
Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration
Ordinances - Adopt Ordinance No. 1169 – An Ordinance Levying Tax Mills for the Year 2026
- Adopt Ordinance No. 1170 – An Ordinance Declaring Certain Municipally Owned Immovable Property and
the Structure Thereon Surplus and No Longer Needed for the City’s Municipal Purposes
Authority for Mayor Cox to Enter into an Agreement - Authority for Mayor Cox to Submit an Application for the Louisiana Local Road Safety Program and Execute All Documents Necessary for Participation in the Program
- Authority for Mayor Cox to Enter into a Maintenance Agreement Including Mowing and Litter Pickup Between the City of Minden and the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Office of Engineering
Appointment(s)
Appointment – Minden Main Street Program/Downtown Development Commission
Personnel - Personnel – Minden Police Department New Hire (Heather Boucher)
Condemned Property - Condemned Property – 505 South Street (District B) – Frank Gardner Estate
- Condemned Property – 509 South Street (District B) – Chandra Dozier
- Condemned Property – 511 South Street (District B) – Chandra Dozier
Reports - Budget/Financial Report for April 2026
- Fire Report for May 2026
- Police Report for April 2026