Minden News

By Vickie Welborn vwelborn@gannett.com MINDEN - A Minden man remains jailed following his arrest for what authorities are calling a "brutal" sexual assault of a woman, who was later forced into a closet along with her infant child.

Staring today, the section of Munnerlyn Chapel Road between U.S. Highway 71 and Mira-Atlanta Road in Caddo Parish will be closed for about 13 months.

MINDEN, La. - The Minden City Council has fired a police canine officer indicted June 19 for the alleged rape and molestation of a teenage friend of the family.

U.K. company to take 50% interest in E. TX, N. LA assets and enters AMI for future acquisitions.

MINDEN - Two men described Webster authorities describe as "major" drug dealers were taken into custody early today following searches of their residences, according to a news release.

The Minden Community Chorus and Friends will be featured in the eighth annual God and Country Celebration set for 7 p.m. Thursday.

MINDEN - Webster authorities continued late last week to add to the number of people arrested in connection with a recently completed undercover drug investigation.

The city of Shreveport's office of the city engineer has announced street inconveniences and closures for the week.

MINDEN, La. - Two men accused of being involved in the April shooting death of a Bossier City man on a drive-in parking lot in Springhill have been indicted by a Webster grand jury.

MINDEN, La. - A Minden police officer is still in custody following his indictment for the alleged rape and molestation of a teenage friend of the family.

Shreveport again can consider outlawing livestock in residential yards. The City Council on June 9 delayed a vote on the issue after two Shreveporters spoke against the proposal.

MINDEN - Although the deadline has passed for submitting comments on the Office of Conservation's proposed order for urban drilling regulations, the Sparta Ground Water Conservation District Commission still will let Commissioner Jim Welsh know it is concerned about the impact of oil and gas drilling on water resources.

MINDEN -- The Sparta Ground Water Conservation District Commission will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Minden Civic Center.

Two people are behind bars in Webster Parish following a car accident Friday. The Webster Parish Sheriff's Department says 22-year-old Matthew Lewis and 22-year-old Cassie Guillory were arrested from the scene of an accident on Middle Road in Minden Friday afternoon.

MINDEN - A Webster sheriff's investigator helping investigate a crash today on Middle Road in Minden noticed the driver and a passenger behaving unusually.

MINDEN - Two men have been arrested and authorities were looking for a third Monday in connection with the theft last month of more than 20 weapons from a Dubberly residence.

Residents can chime - or crow - in on their thoughts about a proposed ordinance to ban farm animals in Shreveport.

MINDEN -- The Webster Parish sheriff's office for years has performed its sobriety testing procedures using one of two Breathalyzers, located in Springhill and Minden.

Security cameras are up at all entrances and in various locations in the Webster Parish Courthouse in Minden.

Georgia Gentry Drew and Devron Delton Boswell married on Saturday, May 23, 2009, in the garden at City Park, New Orleans.