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'''Noel Eugene Byars, Sr.,''' known as '''Gene Byars''' (born July 4, 1939), is a retired [[educator]] from Beaumont, [[Texas]],<ref>Yahoo People Search.</ref> who served from 1982 to 1989 as the [[mayor]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government for Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Byars was recalled  on January 21, 1989, at the midway point of his second term through a citizens' initiative after it was revealed that he had charged the city for personal expenses on his municipal credit card.

'''Noel Eugene Byars, Sr.,''' known as '''Gene Byars''' (born July 4, 1939), is a retired [[educator]] from Beaumont, [[Texas]],<ref>Yahoo People Search.</ref> who served from 1982 to 1989 as the [[mayor]] of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government for Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Byars was recalled  on January 21, 1989, at the midway point of his second term through a citizens' initiative after it was revealed that he had charged the city for personal expenses on his municipal credit card.