Town Hall · Minden

Minden, LA town hall & government

Minden spent $45.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,958 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Minden's government.

Meetings

Coming up at Minden's town hall

No upcoming meetings are posted yet.

Recent meetings

Official listings from Minden's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Minden's money goes

Spent
$45.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,958
typical Louisiana cities: $2,793
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$17.5 million39%
Roads & transportation
$5 million11%
Police
$5 million11%
Administration & buildings
$3.7 million8%
Fire
$2.4 million5%
Parks & libraries
$2.2 million5%
Sewer & trash
$894,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$266,0001%
Other
$8.2 million18%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Minden

Full-time staff
144
45 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
27
and 15 full-time firefighters
Police
29 full-time14 part
Water & other utilities
29 full-time
Administration & buildings
20 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
18 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time5 part
Fire
15 full-time1 part
Housing & development
12 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 part
Other
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster Parish School District

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

Spending per pupil
$16,109
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
5,359
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal

  • Local 40%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 23%

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Minden pay

Typical tax bill
$587
a year · Louisiana typical $1,180
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Louisiana 0.55%
Typical home value
$130,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Minden's government

🏛️ Official websitemindenla.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minden

Minden is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson. Jeff Landry is governor.

All of Minden's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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