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Fred and Patsy Nugent Baden had four daughters, Sarah, Leah, Andrea Broussard (deceased), and Tracy, and three sons, Mark Wendell Baden (born September 17, 1953), a former sheriff's deputy; Gary Wayne Baden (born October 22, 1955), a plumber, and Tony Phillip Baden (born March 23, 1960) of Boyce in north Rapides Parish. He had two sons by Roxan, Frederick H. "Freddy" Baden, II (1978-2014), and Joshua Adam Baden (born 1979).<ref name=obit/>​

Fred and Patsy Nugent Baden had four daughters, Sarah, Leah, Andrea Broussard (deceased), and Tracy, and three sons, Mark Wendell Baden (born September 17, 1953), a former sheriff's deputy; Gary Wayne Baden (born October 22, 1955), a plumber, and Tony Phillip Baden (born March 23, 1960) of Boyce in north Rapides Parish. He had two sons by Roxan, Frederick H. "Freddy" Baden, II (1978-2014), and Joshua Adam Baden (born 1979).<ref name=obit/>​

Baden's three sisters, all deceased, were Linnie B. Murray, Louella Gatlin Bradford, and Vivian Odelia Nugent, who died in Pollock in neighboring Grant Parish in 2012 at the age of ninety-six. Another "Patsy Nugent" is the wife of Baden's cousin, Bobby E. Nugent, a son of his aunt Vivian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?pid=157541007|title=Vivian Odelia Nugent|publisher=''The Alexandria  Town Talk''|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref>​

Baden's three sisters, all deceased, were Linnie B. Murray, Louella Gatlin Bradford, and Vivian Odelia Nugent, who died in Pollock in neighboring Grant Parish in 2012 at the age of ninety-six. Another "Patsy Nugent" is the wife of Baden's cousin, Bobby E. Nugent, a son of his aunt Vivian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?pid=157541007|title=Vivian Odelia Nugent|publisher=''The Alexandria  Town Talk''|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref>

 

==Fred Baden, II==​

===Fred Baden, II===​​

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Like his father, Baden, II, was a master plumber with a formal education. In 1996, the younger Baden graduated from Pineville High School and received a [[tennis]] scholarship to McNeese State University in [[Lake Charles]]. Thereafter, a resident of Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish, he was a  youth soccer coach and a member of Lions International. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sulphur. On March 16, 2014, he was found dead at the age of thirty-five at his home of apparent natural causes; officials immediately ruled out foul play or suicide.<ref name=sulphur>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanpress.com/news/local/Obit-Fred-Baden|author=Lance Traweek|title=Sulphur City Council candidate found dead|date=March 17, 2014|publisher=''Lake Charles American Press''|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> The younger Baden was following his father's footsteps in local politics. He was a Republican candidate for the District 4 seat on the Sulphur City Council in the municipal election scheduled for April 5, 2014. His opponent was another Republican, Joseph Harry "Randy" Favre, Jr. (born c. 1963).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Calcasieu Parish), April 5, 2014.</ref>

Like his father, Baden, II, was a master plumber with a formal education. In 1996, the younger Baden graduated from Pineville High School and received a [[tennis]] scholarship to McNeese State University in [[Lake Charles]]. Thereafter, a resident of Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish, he was a  youth soccer coach and a member of Lions International. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sulphur. On March 16, 2014, he was found dead at the age of thirty-five at his home of apparent natural causes; officials immediately ruled out foul play or suicide.<ref name=sulphur>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanpress.com/news/local/Obit-Fred-Baden|author=Lance Traweek|title=Sulphur City Council candidate found dead|date=March 17, 2014|publisher=''Lake Charles American Press''|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> The younger Baden was following his father's footsteps in local politics. He was a Republican candidate for the District 4 seat on the Sulphur City Council in the municipal election scheduled for April 5, 2014. His opponent was another Republican, Joseph Harry "Randy" Favre, Jr. (born c. 1963).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Calcasieu Parish), April 5, 2014.</ref>

Baden worked with [[L. B. Henry]] of Pineville, long-term police jury president, in upgrading the [[infrastructure]] and procuring sewerage service to the outlying Wardville and Lee Heights areas. Baden and Henry also came to terms for the establishment of an animal shelter for both Pineville and the parish. Like Baden, Henry was a plumber by trade.<ref>"L.B. Henry was known for helping other people," ''Alexandria Town Talk,'' April 15, 2008.</ref>​

Baden worked with [[L. B. Henry]] of Pineville, long-term police jury president, in upgrading the [[infrastructure]] and procuring sewerage service to the outlying Wardville and Lee Heights areas. Baden and Henry also came to terms for the establishment of an animal shelter for both Pineville and the parish. Like Baden, Henry was a plumber by trade.<ref>"L.B. Henry was known for helping other people," ''Alexandria Town Talk,'' April 15, 2008.</ref>​

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Among the many city council members during the Baden years was the Louisiana College psychology professor [[George E. Hearn]], a Democrat, and Christian D. Cunningham, a Republican who defeated Hearn for reelection in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=george-earl-hearn&pid=145331127|title=''Alexandria Town Talk'|date=September 14, 2010|accessdate=September 23, 2010}}</ref>​

Among the many city council members during the Baden years was the Louisiana College psychology professor [[George Hearn]], a Democrat, and Christian D. Cunningham, a Republican who defeated Hearn for reelection in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=george-earl-hearn&pid=145331127|title=''Alexandria Town Talk'|date=September 14, 2010|accessdate=September 23, 2010}}</ref>​

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In 1989, Baden spoke out on the state level when he questioned the financial policies undertaken by Governor [[Buddy Roemer]]. At the time voters had just rejected a tax reform package submitted by Roemer. Baden said that average citizens of modest means "see waste and fat [in government]. They tell me they feel betrayed." Baden proposed that serious budget cuts be undertaken at the state level before any discussion of higher taxes be contemplated. He noted that Roemer had promised huge cuts in the education bureaucracy in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]] which never materialized.<ref>"Mayor says 'betrayal by Roemer' was reason for tax reform failure," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 11, 1989, p. 1.</ref>​

In 1989, Baden spoke out on the state level when he questioned the financial policies undertaken by Governor [[Buddy Roemer]]. At the time voters had just rejected a tax reform package submitted by Roemer. Baden said that average citizens of modest means "see waste and fat [in government]. They tell me they feel betrayed." Baden proposed that serious budget cuts be undertaken at the state level before any discussion of higher taxes be contemplated. He noted that Roemer had promised huge cuts in the education bureaucracy in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]] which never materialized.<ref>"Mayor says 'betrayal by Roemer' was reason for tax reform failure," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 11, 1989, p. 1.</ref>​