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Frederick H. "Fred" Baden, Sr.
In office
1970 – 1998
Preceded by Floyd W. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Pineville is a City in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Rapides Parish (Paroisse des Rapides is a Parish located in the U The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Smith, Jr.
Succeeded by Clifford Leo Deslatte, Sr.
Born 1934
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse (1) Patsy Nugent Baden (later Mrs. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Terrell D. Corley); (2) Roxann Babb Baden (born 1950)
Children Three sons and daughter (deceased) from first marriage:
Mark Wendell Baden (born 1953)
Gary Wayne Baden (born 1955)
Tony Phillip Baden (born 1960)
Two sons from second marriage:
Frederick H. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baden, Jr. (born 1978)
Joshua Adam Baden (born 1979)
Occupation Plumbing contractor
Baden kept Pineville free of alcoholic beverage sales during his 28-year tenure as mayor. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Pineville is a City in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

Frederick H. "Fred" Baden, Sr. (born 1934), is a former Democratic mayor of Pineville, a small city across the Red River from Alexandria in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Pineville is a City in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. For other uses see Red River. The Red River is one of several rivers with that name. Alexandria is a City in and the Parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Rapides Parish (Paroisse des Rapides is a Parish located in the U The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Baden, who is of German extraction, served in the executive position from 1970 until his defeat in 1998 by the Republican Clifford Leo Deslatte, Sr. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) (born 1947). Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Baden grew up on Lakeview Street in Pineville. A plumber by occupation, he served on the Pineville City Council from 1966 until his election as mayor in the spring of 1970. A plumber is a Tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking Water, sewage Drainage, or industrial Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. As a councilman, he often clashed with Mayor Floyd W. Smith, Jr. , who did not seek a second term but instead ran successfully in 1970 for councilman at-large, a position that Smith later resigned. Baden was particularly known for his opposition to the sale of alcohol in historically prohibitionist Pineville, the home of Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon In the United States, the term Prohibition refers to the period from 1920 to 1933 during which the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Louisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville Louisiana affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist He once closed Buhlow Lake in Pineville to boat races because of alcohol consumption on the premises.

During Baden's tenure, Pineville constructed a new city hall, opened new police and fire stations, built a recreation center, and expanded and improved its streets. Still the population remained relatively constant during his 28-year tenure as mayor -- in the range of 12,000 to 13,000. Baden also worked with L. B. Henry of Pineville, long-term president of the Rapides Parish Police Jury in upgrading the infrastructure and procuring sewerage service to the outlying Wardville and Lee Heights areas. Louie Brannon Henry, known as L B Henry ( November 28, 1920 &ndash April 13, 2008) was an American figure in Baden and Henry also came to terms for the establishment of an animal shelter for both Pineville and the parish. Both Baden and Henry had originally been plumbers. A plumber is a Tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking Water, sewage Drainage, or industrial

In 1974, Baden won his second term by a large margin over the Rapides Parish School Board member Gary K. Hays (1938-1981). Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Thereafter, he divorced his wife, the former Patsy Nugent (born 1932), and he married his young secretary, the former Roxann Babb (born 1950). Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patsy Baden later married Terrell D. Corley (born 1945). Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Fred and Patsy Baden had a daughter (deceased) and three sons, Mark Wendell Baden (born 1953), a former deputy with the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Department, Gary Wayne Baden (born 1955), a plumber, and Tony Phillip Baden (born 1960). Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fred and Roxann Baden also have several children, including Frederick H. "Freddy" Baden, Jr. (born 1978), and Joshua Adam Baden (born 1979). Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Gary Baden ran unsuccessfully for the Pineville City Council in 2002, having been defeated by Kevin Dorn, 74-26 percent.

Baden continued to be reelected in 1978, 1982, 1986, and 1990. His last victory was in the jungle primary held on March 26, 1994, when he polled 2,449 votes (69 percent) to 1,075 (30 percent) for the Republican Christian D. A nonpartisan blanket primary (also known as a Louisiana Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) "Chris" Cunningham, and 31 votes (1 percent) for Democrat Nick Patten.

In the primary held on April 4, 1998, Baden led the four-candidate field with 1,805 votes (44 percent). Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Deslatte trailed with 1,243 ballots (31 percent). A second Democrat, Barbara B. Gypin, polled 35 votes (1 percent). The "No Party" candidate, Randy Tannehill, son of political power broker Fred Tannehill, received 977 votes (24 percent). In the general election on May 2, Deslatte prevailed with 2,304 votes (53 percent) to Baden's 2,062 (47 percent). A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.

Deslatte, however, was unable to work with the city council and resigned as mayor after less than two years into his term. He said that the political pressure was too much to make the job worth keeping. After Deslatte resigned, the council appointed an African American council member, Clarence Ray Fields, Sr. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa (born 1955), as interim mayor. Fields, hence the first black mayor of Pineville, was then elected to a partial term in 2000, a full term in 2002 and reelected again in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Baden announced that he would oppose Fields for the partial term in 2000 but subsequently withdrew from consideration.

In 2001, the Rapides Parish Police Jury [county commission in other states] appointed Baden to fill an unexpired term on the Esler Industrial Development Area Advisory Board. His appointment ended on January 8, 2006. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Baden is retired in Pineville.

Preceded by
Floyd William Smith, Jr. , (D)		 Mayor of Pineville, Louisiana (Rapides Parish)

Frederick H. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Pineville is a City in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Rapides Parish (Paroisse des Rapides is a Parish located in the U Baden, Sr. (D)
1970–1998

 Succeeded by
Clifford Leo Deslatte, Sr. (R)


References

Persondata
NAME Baden, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baden, Frederick H. Sr.
SHORT DESCRIPTION Politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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