By Nathan Coker
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Jul 29th, 2019
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BayouIcon Bennie Evans, Jr.’s Innovative Spirit Leads Evans Oil Company Toward the Future By Kay Stothart Rector | Photography by Kelly Moore Clark Bennie Evans, Jr. is not a man who relishes attention. Humble and unpretentious, he tends to shy away from accolades. He likens himself to the Wizard of ...
By Nathan Coker
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Jun 30th, 2019
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JB Humphrey shares his stories of marriage, fatherhood, war and service with BayouLife. From a bomber pilot to Shriner, his mission has been one of service and love for his country and family. ARTICLE BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK TOM BROKAW CALLED THOSE WHO grew up during t...
By Nathan Coker
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May 28th, 2019
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FROM WEDDINGS TO BABIES TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA PHOTOGRAPHER MARY DAWSON CONTINUES TO CAPTURE POIGNANT MOMENTS BY LAURA W CLARKPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK When newly-purchased, expensive lighting equipment crashed to the ground during a photo shoot, photographer Mar...
By Nathan Coker
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Apr 29th, 2019
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Architect Clyde Webb reflects on his career and role in building one of the most successful local firms in Louisiana, Architecture Plus ARTICLE BY KAY RECTOR | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Over the course of his distinguished career, architect Clyde Webb designed and helped bring to fruition hund...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 30th, 2019
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INSPIRED BY HIS MONROE CHILDHOOD, LEE LEDBETTER’S ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS CONTINUE TO COLOR OUR WORLD. ARTICLE BY LAURA W CLARK | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK The northeast Louisiana backdrop of Lee Ledbetter’s childhood shaped him as much as he would eventually shape the buildings and gardens fea...
By Nathan Coker
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Feb 25th, 2019
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Illuminating minds since her teaching career began in the 1980’s, LISA MILLER continues to help others shine. She is this month’s BayouIcon. Article by Laura W. ClarkPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark Lisa Frey Miller loves a stage. A petite, precocious child, Lisa began dancing at 3. By 7, she aspired...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 28th, 2019
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For serving its mission of documenting and educating the region about African-Americans and their impact throughout our communities, the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum is Bayou Icon for the month of February. Article by Michael DeVault and Photography by Brad Arender When ...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 7th, 2019
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HOW YOGA HELPED DONNA PONDER ACHIEVE HAPPINESS, SUCCESS AND A LITTLE BIT OF CALM IN A DEMANDING WORLD ARTICLE BY MICHAEL DEVAULT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Donna Ponder is a busy woman. In addition to being a mom of three, she’s also an entrepreneur, the owner of two yoga studios in Monroe ...
By Nathan Coker
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Dec 3rd, 2018
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The Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum Founder is December’s Bayou Icon article by Michael DeVault | photography by Brad Arender When Melissa Saye first developed the notion that she wanted to open the museum, she never expected it would one day be a place where kids who grew up there ...
By Nathan Coker
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Oct 30th, 2018
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BayouIcon Jane Watts lives at the intersection of faith, service and a mother’s devotion to her son’s legacy ARTICLE BY MICHAEL DEVAULT & PORTRAITS BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Ross was an avid outdoorsman, a mountain climber, musician, farmer and artist. An adventurous spirit and a heart for service had...
