Minden, Louisiana

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Minde is a city in and the parish seat of Webster Parish.

History
Among the first settlers in the Minden area was Newitt Drew, a Welshman originally from Virginia, who built a gristmill and sawmill on Dorcheat Bayou in south Webster Parish in what became the since defunct Overton community. Minden itself was established in 1836 by Charles H. Veeder, a native of Schenectady, New York, who named it for the city of Minden in Germany. Veeder left Minden during the California Gold Rush and spent the rest of his life practicing law in Bakersfield, California.

Newspapers

 * Minden Press-Herald

Websites

 * City of Minden, official website