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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>​

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>

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=George Earl Hearn|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|date=September 14, 2010|accessdate=December 11, 2019}}</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>​

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>​