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Minden adopts updated noise ordinance to modernize enforcement
Summary
Ordinance No. 11‑67, amending Chapter 38 on amplified and nuisance noises and adding decibel‑meter provisions, was adopted March 2 to give police a more scientific basis for noise enforcement.
The Minden City Council on March 2 adopted Ordinance No. 11‑67 to update the city code on amplified and nuisance noises, adding provisions intended to modernize enforcement and measurement.
The mayor said the city’s existing noise code was outdated and included provisions for obsolete devices such as shoulder-mounted "boom boxes," and officials worked to simplify language while providing tools for enforcement. The ordinance as presented establishes distance-based provisions and allows the police department to use decibel meters to quantify noise levels.
Councilman Miles moved to adopt Ordinance No. 11‑67, which would amend the code (chapter 38, amplified noises and nuisance noises); Councilman Thomas seconded, and the measure passed unanimously.
The council did not record public testimony on this ordinance in the transcript. The update is intended to give Minden police more technical measures to enforce the noise code and replace chronically outdated language in the code. The ordinance will be codified as Ordinance No. 11‑67 in city records.
