Author: Minden Press-Herald

  • Weevils not stopping salvinia in Lake Bistineau

    Giant salvinia on Lake Bistineau isn’t disappearing at a rate which had been hoped for by agencies and individuals involved in eradication attempts, but the battle against the aquatic growth continues on a daily basis. Members of the Bistineau Task Force heard Thursday that different techniques are still being used, including one which has introduced…

  • Shaun Houston to speak at MLK Youth Rally

    Shaun Houston, devoted husband, loving father, and servant of Jesus Christ, will bring words of encouragement to young people at the MLK Youth Rally following the parade Monday. Houston grew up in Shreveport and graduated from C.E. Byrd High School. He attended Northwestern State University and graduated with honors with a degree in Business Administration.…

  • Lakeside planning donkey basketball game

    Lakeside High School has come up with an interesting way to raise funds for its track and field teams – students versus teachers in a game of donkey basketball. The unique fundraiser will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30 in the Lakeside High School gym. Students from both Central Elementary and Lakeside will…

  • Minden police to start using body cameras

    Some Minden city police officers will soon be adding another piece of high tech equipment to their arsenal, and Chief of Police Steve Cropper believes it will be excellent protection for both his officers and the public they’re sworn to protect and serve. Body cameras are one of law enforcement’s newer innovations, and one is…

  • Glenbrook Apaches crush Louisiana School

    The Glenbrook Apaches hosted the Louisiana School of Math, Science and the Arts Thursday in a tune-up game before they travel to take on district foe Riverfield Friday. The Apaches stumbled out of the gate, but recovered in the second half to take a comfortable 55-35 win. [adrotate banner=”5″] The Apaches led just 20-16 at…

  • Lakeside Wrestling team competing well

    The Lakeside Warrior wrestling team dropped two matches this past Tuesday in the Haughton Duals and are now 6-4 in dual meets this season. In the first meet, they lost to Airline 50-12; and in the second meet they fell to Parkway 41-27. Lakeside wrestlers that performed well in the Haughton Duals were: [adrotate banner=”5″]…

  • Lucell K. Lewis

    Lucy passed peacefully from this life and through the gates of Heaven the evening of Jan. 7 after a gradual decline in health. She was surrounded and supported by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life. Lucy was born in Holly Springs, Arkansas. She moved to Minden in 1958 and…

  • Barbara Jolene Pate Kennedy Reeves

    Funeral services for Barbara Reeves will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, with the Rev. Harrell Shelton officiating. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory in Minden. Barbara entered into rest Jan. 13, 2015, in Shreveport. She was born May 23, 1933, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama but…

  • Minden run for St. Jude nears

    Six years running, the highly anticipated Minden run for St. Jude event is fast approaching. Last year, there were a record number of participants, with 937 runners and walkers taking part. This year, the race committee is expecting even more, particularly because of the addition of a half marathon on top the 5k and 10k…

  • Chief Deputy Billy Joe Hawkins to lead MLK parade

    Ward 1 Chief Deputy Billy Joe Hawkins will lead the 2015 MLK Parade as grand marshal at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19 in downtown Minden. A native of Minden, Billy Joe Hawkins Sr. is a 1961 Webster High School graduate. After accepting his calling to preach the gospel of Christ he attended the United Theological…