By Nathan Coker
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Jul 31st, 2023
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It takes a very special person to work in the hospitality industry. The hours are long, the challenges are many, but for some, it is the perfect vocation. Jan Mason, co-owner and proprietress of Warehouse No. 1, is one of those special people who seems to have been born for the job. Her restaurant ha...
By Nathan Coker
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Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Choudrant, Louisiana, is the center of John O’Neal’s world. He loves to recount that small town’s history and is proud of how the O’Neal family has played a part in its development for nearly 200 years. Their willingness to do whatever it tak...
By Nathan Coker
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May 31st, 2023
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article by GEORGIANN POTTSphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK There are some people who are destined to make the world a better place. Dewana Little is one of those people. Her motto perfectly reflects her character: “Just be nice and treat people with kindness and respect because everyone deserves that...
By Nathan Coker
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May 2nd, 2023
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark LARRY JAMES HAS DESIGNED over 5,000 custom house plans and has sold predesigned plans for over 15,000 homes throughout the United States and many countries as far away as Japan. These homes range from the on trend “tiny houses” at 240 square ...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 30th, 2023
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article by Georgiann Potts photography by Kelly Moore Clark An artist’s zest for life, love and family. Ann Merriman Cline has come home once again. Over her life she has lived in faraway places and has made many friends in all of them. Even though she has lived on both coasts and abroad, a patt...
By Nathan Coker
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Feb 28th, 2023
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article by GEORGIANN POTTSphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK From her childhood, Diana Gentry Breen dreamed of becoming a nurse and wearing a crisp, white uniform. Most Halloweens, Diana would costume as a nurse. As she grew up, that dream turned into reality. Diana graduated from nursing school, and l...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 30th, 2023
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article by GEORGIANN POTTSphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Some scoff at the idea of love at first sight, but not Jeff Guerriero. He remembers clearly the first time he saw Elizabeth Johnston when they attended River Oaks Academy. He went home and told his mother that he had met the girl he was going...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 6th, 2023
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Article by GEORGIANN POTTSPhotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK For over 30 years, television viewers in our region felt like they knew Judy Wagoner. After all, she was a voice for KNOE-TV8 Broadcast News whom they trusted to deliver the information that they needed, when they needed it. Working closely w...
By Nathan Coker
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Dec 1st, 2022
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Article by Georgiann PottsPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark After 47 years in the business, this fellow knows his plants, chemicals, and hardscape better than just about anyone. His body of knowledge built on experience — which he freely offers to his customers — is worth more than anythin...
By Nathan Coker
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Nov 7th, 2022
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ARTICLE BY Georgiann PottsPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Kristie Bardell recently became Executive Director for The Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana (CCNELA). She is no stranger to that organization because she has worked with CCNELA over the past three years to advance adolescent healt...
