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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Noel Eugene "Gene" Byars, Sr.
| name=Noel Eugene "Gene" Byars, Sr.
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Mayor]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], [[Louisiana]]
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office= [[Mayor]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], [[Louisiana]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| term_start=December 31, 1982
| term_start=December 31, 1982
Byars' parents were Noel Randolph Byars (1908–2003), a Minden [[banker]] and a native of Bearden, [[Arkansas]], and the former Thelma Rowland (1909–2002). His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Joab Byars and the former Lucy Jane Chambliss. Byars, who is [[Baptist]], graduated in 1957 from Minden High School.<ref>Minden High School ''Grig'' yearbook, 1957.</ref> He married a Minden High School classmate, the former Cecilia O'Rear (born March 8, 1940).<ref>Net Detective</ref> The couple has three sons and a daughter, Jo Anna, who was a Miss Minden contestant a few months prior to her father's election as mayor.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'', March 27, 1982, p. 1.</ref>
Byars' parents were Noel Randolph Byars (1908–2003), a Minden [[banker]] and a native of Bearden, [[Arkansas]], and the former Thelma Rowland (1909–2002). His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Joab Byars and the former Lucy Jane Chambliss. Byars, who is [[Baptist]], graduated in 1957 from Minden High School.<ref>Minden High School ''Grig'' yearbook, 1957.</ref> He married a Minden High School classmate, the former Cecilia O'Rear (born March 8, 1940).<ref>Net Detective</ref> The couple has three sons and a daughter, Jo Anna, who was a Miss Minden contestant a few months prior to her father's election as mayor.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald'', March 27, 1982, p. 1.</ref>
Byars received his bachelor's degree in education and his master's in school administration from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. In 1970, he left a position in [[Bossier City]] as coordinator and regional consultant for the Northwest Louisiana Supplementary Education Center to become the director of data processing in education Region 18 in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]].<ref>"People's Bank Names [Noel Randolph] Byars Vice-President", ''Minden Press-Herald'', June 13, 1973, p. 1.</ref> Byars indicated that he would work on a doctorate in education through [[Texas Tech University]] while he was living in Lubbock.<ref>"Noel Byars", ''Minden Press-Herald'', September 25, 1970, p. 1.</ref>
Byars received his bachelor's degree in education and his master's in school administration from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. There he was a national and [[Arkansas]] state champion in archery.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' June 6, 1962.</ref> In 1970, he left a position in [[Bossier City]] as coordinator and regional consultant for the Northwest Louisiana Supplementary Education Center to become the director of data processing in education Region 18 in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]].<ref>"People's Bank Names [Noel Randolph] Byars Vice-President", ''Minden Press-Herald'', June 13, 1973, p. 1.</ref> Byars indicated that he would work on a doctorate in education through [[Texas Tech University]] while he was living in Lubbock.<ref>"Noel Byars", ''Minden Press-Herald'', September 25, 1970, p. 1.</ref>
==Election as mayor==
==Election as mayor==