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Town Hall · Minden

How is Minden run?

Minden’s city government spent $24.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $2,126 per resident. Water and other utilities ($17.5 million) and the airport ($3.4 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

City Council Workshop

5:00 pm · Pelican Conference Room, Minden City Hall

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$24.2M
year to September 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$2,126
In 2022: $1,630, more than 61% of 18 similar cities
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2022
144
full-time · 45 part-time · March payroll $591,269
Typical tax bill
$587
0.45% of home value · LA 0.55%

What stands out about how Minden is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online2 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer41% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Webster Parish School District with 6+ other towns.Its own police and fire27 sworn officers and 15 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

2 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Minden’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $2,126 per resident a year, or $5.82 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 53%Sales taxes 20%From the federal government 7%Fees & charges 7%Interest, fines & other 7%Other taxes & licenses 4%Property taxes 1%From the state 1%
Not in the receipt.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $45.1 million.
About “Other”.34% of Minden’s day-to-day spending ($8.2 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$1,630 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Minden’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,630 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,518, and the middle half spent $1,200–$1,768. Minden spent more than 61% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,200–$1,768Median $1,518Minden

Includes sewer and trash ($942,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
18

Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Minden itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 28% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Minden reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$18.9 million
2024$24.2 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,630 · 2024: $2,126.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $587 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.45% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Louisiana$1,180
Minden$587
Dixie Inn$275
$587
typical bill a year
0.45%
effective rate
$130,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Minden’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Minden’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Minden →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Minden

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See mindenla.org for Minden’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Minden yet.mindenla.org ↗
Who works for Minden

One full-time city employee for every 79 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,397).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police29 + 14 pt
Water & other utilities29
Administration & buildings20 + 9 pt
Parks & libraries18 + 13 pt
Roads & transportation13 + 5 pt
Fire15 + 1 pt
Housing & development12
Sewer & trash5
Courts, inspections & corrections1 + 3 pt
Other2
144
full-time
45
part-time
$591,269
payroll for March 2022
$7.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$45,000
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
27
sworn police officers
15
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Minden had 12.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 14 of the 18 Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 12.2: Minden had more than 57% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Webster Parish School District

Minden’s K–12 school district, shared with Cotton Valley, Cullen, Dixie Inn, Doyline, Dubberly and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Minden →
$16,109
per pupil · LA $15,623
5,359
students
$27.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,109 per pupil, $9,901 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 40%State 37%Federal 23%

Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Minden

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Minden.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: mindenla.org ↗
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
    Wayne McMahen
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
    Adam BassAlan Seabaugh
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jeff Landry
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Mike Johnson
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
    Bill CassidyJohn Kennedy
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Minden compares with the towns next door

Minden spent $1,630 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,925. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Dixie Inn: $1,925 per resident (2022)Dixie InnMinden
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Dixie Inn$1,925$275
Minden$1,630$587

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Minden’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitemindenla.org ↗

Questions about Minden’s government

How much does Minden spend per resident?

About $2,126 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,630 was more than 61% of 18 Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Minden?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $587 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.45% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see mindenla.org.

Who runs Minden’s government?

See mindenla.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Minden yet.

How many people work for Minden?

144 full-time and 45 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $591,269 (about $7.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Minden in the state legislature?

Minden is split among 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Minden?

The next posted meeting is City Council Workshop on Monday, November 2, at 5:00 pm in Pelican Conference Room, Minden City Hall, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Minden’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →