Noel Byars
| Noel Eugene "Gene" Byars, Sr. | |
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| Mayor of Minden, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office December 31, 1982 – January 30, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Batton |
| Succeeded by | Robert T. Tobin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 4, 1939 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Cecilia O'Rear Byars |
| Children |
Noel E. Byars, Jr. |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Religion | Baptist |
Noel E. Byars, Jr.
Timothy Byars
Jo Anna Byars Marks
Randy Byars
Noel Eugene Byars, Sr., known as Gene Byars (born July 4, 1939), is a retired educator from Beaumont, Texas, who served from 1982 to 1989 as the mayor of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. A Democrat, Byars was recalled at the midway point of his second term, January 21, 1989, through a citizens' initiative after it was revealed that he had charged the city for personal expenses on his municipal credit card.
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 from Minden High School in 1957. He married a Minden High School classmate, the former Cecilia O'Rear (born March 8, 1940). 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.
Byars received his bachelor's degree in education and his master's in school administration from Louisiana Tech University in 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. Byars indicated that he would work on a doctorate in education through Texas Tech University while he was living in Lubbock.
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