By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jul 25th, 2014
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Beautiful young ladies from around Louisiana lived it up with pageant sponsors, organizers and enthusiasts June 22, as Dr. Guthrie Jarrell opened his home to Miss Louisiana Jaden Leach and the contestants of the 2014 Miss Louisiana Pageant for the annual pre-pageant reception party. Dr. Jarrell began...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jul 25th, 2014
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More than 15,000 people turned out in downtown Ruston to celebrate “all things peach” at the 64th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival. The annual outdoor festival is one of the state’s longest running and most popular events and is organized each year by the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Visi...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jul 23rd, 2014
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Fifty years of funny took center stage at the West Monroe Convention Center June 21, as Doug Pederson hosted the 12th Annual Doug Pederson Event to benefit ARCO, a Community Resource. This year’s celebrity event was headlined by Second City, the internationally renowned comedy team from Chicago...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jul 23rd, 2014
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Flags were flying and patriotic spirits flowed July 5, as Monroe Renaissance celebrated Independence Day party-style, with the Red, White and Brew Pub Crawl. For participants, the day began with check-in at Bry Park, where they received their pub passport. The crawl begins with a stop at River & ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jun 26th, 2014
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Friday Ellis and gang took over the back room at Restaurant Cotton in June for a special, one-night-only event featuring signature Nicaraguan cigars from Black Label Trading Co. Ellis said the event is the first of many he hopes to organize for Governor’s Cigar and Pipe, a tobacconist store tha...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jun 26th, 2014
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The folks at Newk’s celebrated turning three in a big way, with the help of friends from the Monroe Fire Department and PAWS of Northeast Louisiana. All day May 24, visitors enjoyed entertaining games, a photo booth, and complimentary snow cones, all in celebration of the Monroe eatery’s ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jun 26th, 2014
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The boats returned to Bayou DeSiard for another year, in what has quickly become one of Monroe’s signature events. The Third Annual Bayou DeSiard Dragon Boat Festival was held May 17, and thousands turned out to watch more than ten teams compete for the top prize–bragging rights as the to...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jun 26th, 2014
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The Junior League of Monroe chose to honor former JLM president and sustainer Martha Carrick Ryan with the naming of a reading room at the Jefferson Elementary School library. Each year, the Junior League chooses a local school and throughout the school year, leaguers on the TLC Committee take part i...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jun 26th, 2014
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Richland Parish Sheriff Lee Harrell is continuing his department’s efforts to improve the lives of seniors through service, with an ongoing partnership between the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office and Triad. This month, Harrell served as host and sponsor of a barn party held at the Northe...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jun 26th, 2014
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The banks of Bayou DeSiard turned festive, as Mrs. Katherine Scogin turned 103 in June. The big day was cause for celebration, too. So First Choice Hospice joined forces wit St. Joseph Assisted Living to throw her a huge birthday bash. All of Katherine’s relatives and friends, from as close as ...
