By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Sep 2nd, 2024
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article by Dan Chason I can remember when I started deer hunting at the young age of 15. I borrowed a .35 Whelen rifle and embarked on a mission I knew nothing about. I didn’t belong to a hunting club so my hunting was limited to public WMA’s including D’Arbonne National Refuge. It’s fairly close t...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Sep 2nd, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Probably many of you reading this have at one time or other had a clothing garment “rescued” by talented seamstress Shirley Heath. Whether doing light alterations such as hemming slacks, or more serious ones such as completely remaking a fami...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Sep 2nd, 2024
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review by Meredith McKinnie “The conversations that help me see the world most clearly are generally not with researchers, policymakers, or so-called experts. They aren’t with the people journalists crassly call ‘newsmakers’ at all. They’re with artists – especially writers.” The essence of Sh...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Sep 2nd, 2024
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review by Meredith McKinnie “Happiness is harder to put into words. It’s also harder to source, much more mysterious than anger or sorrow, which come to me promptly, whenever I summon them, and remain long after I’ve begged them to leave.” When I want to laugh, I turn to author David Sedaris. In Caly...
By Nathan Coker
In Featured Slider
Sep 2nd, 2024
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photography by Kelly Moore Clark THIS YEAR’S GROUP OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IS HELPING TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA The Monroe Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Louisiana Young Professionals and BayouLife Magazine are pleased to announce the nominees and winners of the 2024 Top 20 Twenty...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Sep 2nd, 2024
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Gray Risinger always had a love for art, but his journey to being a full-time working artist has been one filled with happiness, failure, a hiatus and a resurgence. Ask Gray Risinger to sum himself up, and he’ll do it in two sentences: “I love ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Sep 2nd, 2024
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How to support liver health and prevent liver congestionby Shannon Dahlum, FDN-P Fatty liver disease, in which an excess of fat builds up in the liver, used to occur almost exclusively in those with heavy alcohol consumption, but is now on the rise in otherwise healthy individuals. According to the N...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Sep 2nd, 2024
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | erinlove@panachebyerin.com As a professional organizer, there are some items that I always recommend decluttering. These are items that should take zero thought and should not incur any guilt or sadness. To make the process even easier, I have created an actual checklist for...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Sep 2nd, 2024
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article by Vanelis Riverastyling by Kate Ashleyphotography by Kelly Moore Clark A distinctly recognizable sign now towers over 1611 N. 18th Street in Monroe, Louisiana. Its unmistakable royal blue, vintage typography reads the name of a long-awaited local staple—Not Just Pie. After a 30-minute fire h...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Sep 2nd, 2024
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Teaching Our Kids To Be Transparent and Trustworthyarticle by Cindy G. Foust Well, well, well…if it isn’t the month of September and I am here for it. Don’t get me wrong, readers, I love the dog days of summer, the long “extra daylight” afternoons on my patio, but I will not miss these temperatures. ...
