Frederick Herman Baden, Sr. (May 4, 1934 – December 17, 2009), known as Fred Baden, was a Democratic mayor of Pineville, a small city across the Red River from Alexandria in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Baden, who was of German extraction, served in the executive position from 1970 until his defeat in 1998 by the Republican Leo Deslatte.
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