Letter from the Carlisle's

To all this may concern,

My husband and I moved to the Minden Historic District about a year and a half ago. We decided to take the plunge and buy an older home that was on the market. We love working on our older home! It's an honor to be able to do what we do, and it's something that we hold very dear to us. We have no problems with Minden growing at a reasonable rate. We think it would be good for the citizens in terms of jobs, and just spending your money in Minden versus driving to Shreveport or Bossier City means positive things for the town as well. But, when corporations come in and want to plant their roots in an historic district, well, that's just wrong. Could they not build out by Wal-Mart where there are other commercial properties available? We also realize that this location is a prime business location, but it would be ashame if this happened. We don't want to see this piece of history gone. Let us know what we can do to keep this from happening. Is there anything that can be done?

Sincerely,
Mr. & Mrs. Carlisle