By Nathan Coker
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Aug 25th, 2014
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Janet Haedicke – Progressive Thinker, Professor, Beauty, Trend-Setter – September’s BayouIcon article by Michael DeVault | photographed by Brad Arender Picture this in your mind. It’s nine a.m. on a Friday morning, and you are sitting in a college classroom. The topic of today’s dis...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 24th, 2014
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Thurman Dickey – the king of cakes in North Louisiana – is known for his monumental creations and contributions to our community. by Ann Bloxom Smith photographs by Brad Arender Layer upon layer of luscious white cake with cream cheese filling—Thurman Dickey’s favorite—brings to mind the delicate bea...
By Nathan Coker
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May 21st, 2014
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Bayou Icons: Carole and Tex Kilpatrick article by Michael DeVault | photography by Joli Livaudais At first, it’s a biography fitting of many couples borne of post-World War II America. Carole and Tex Kilpatrick met, married, started a business and a family, and along the way became philanthropi...
By Nathan Coker
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Apr 25th, 2014
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Adele Ransom article by Michael DeVault | photography by Joli Livaudais “Have you ever been to Sedona?” she asks. She’s seated in a high-backed chair that makes her look much smaller than her impossibly small frame. A shock of white hair whisps across her forehead, perpetually winds...
By Nathan Coker
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Feb 25th, 2014
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Lucky Charms: The Life and Times of Mary Simpson article by Michael DeVault | photo by Joli Livaudais Mary Quinn Simpson was born in a castle and lives today in a spacious Park Avenue flat. Yet, as with so many facets of Mary’s life and career, things aren’t always quite what they seem....
By Nathan Coker
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Feb 1st, 2014
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Drs. Thomas Williams and LaTonya Williams make an impact in the community through their love of medicine Article by Michael DeVault | Photography by Joli Livaudais When Thomas Williams came to Monroe for a residency at E.A. Conway Medical Center, he expected to be here for just a few years before lea...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 26th, 2014
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article by Michael DeVault | photography by Maré Brennan At one point, Richard Chardkoff oversaw the academic careers of more than ten percent of the ULM student body. He traveled Latin America to research his dissertation on the 1944 Guatemala Revolution. He taught for 36 years and was recently appo...
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Jan 1st, 2014
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Renowned broadcaster, managing editor, executive producer and philanthropist, John Denison is a bayou icon. by Michael DeVault | photography by Joli Livaudais John Denison’s first job in broadcasting wasn’t the evening news. In fact, it wasn’t even on television. Instead, just out of Louisiana Tech w...
