By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Jan 30th, 2025
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by Shannon Dahlum, FDB-P, They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but it turns out this old adage might hold more truth than we realize. A healthy gut doesn’t just support digestion—it also plays a vital role in overall health and mo...
By Nathan Coker
In Blog
Jan 30th, 2025
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BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE Mardi Gras is synonymous with Louisiana culture, and the Twin Cities honor the Carnival season with two successive parades. The Krewe de Riviere parade runs Saturday, February 8th, and the Krewe of Janus parade kicks off on Saturda...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Jan 30th, 2025
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article by Cindy G. Foust It’s the month of love readers, for our BayouLife community and here we all are on the cusp of another snowpocalypse. Seriously, Snowbird Bob had everyone running to the grocery store, in preparation for the next ice and snow ...
By Nathan Coker
In I Remember
Jan 30th, 2025
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article by PAUL LIPE I remember a little bit about my birthdays, which now have reached 89, but memories are not as clear as I would like. The most vivid one pictures me on my birthday on December 31st, because that one was celebrated with both my chil...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Jan 30th, 2025
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article by Vanelis Riveraphotography by Kelly Moore Clark At Apero, Monroe’s newest lounge, restaurant, and market, the finer things in life are on display in unexpected and exciting ways. It’s not every day that I sit down in a velvet swivel ch...
By Nathan Coker
In In the Garden
Jan 30th, 2025
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February is Black History Month. I’m all about paying tribute to the past even if that means recognizing the abomination of slavery turning out to have a profound impact on the foodways of the southern United States. That impact is felt to this day n...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Jan 30th, 2025
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Tony Thomas spent 15 years in the newspaper industry before traveling with his wife through Central America. After civil unrest in Nicaragua, they returned to the U.S. and settled in Ouachita Par...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Fashion
Jan 30th, 2025
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARKHAIR AND MAKEUP BY MEKA BENNETTMODEL EMARIE ADAMS AND RIVER GATESSPECIAL THANKS TO KREWE OF JANUS Ready to let the good times roll? These Mardi Gras looks from area boutiques are sure to make you a bead magnet. PALETTE H...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Jan 30th, 2025
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “There is so much freedom in being anonymous.” When Britney Spears’ first album Baby One More Time dropped in 1999, her face and song by the same name were everywhere. She dominated the radio, MTV, and Total Request Live, th...
