Minden is a small city and the parish seat of Webster Parish in Louisiana, located approximately twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,928 residents.
The city's Main Street district holds several designations reflecting its historical and cultural significance. It is recognized as a Louisiana Main Street Community and a Louisiana Cultural Products District, and the district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Minden serves as the core and principal city of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Webster Parish and forms part of the larger Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden Combined Statistical Area.