By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Aug 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Joey and Kylee Lopez bring flavor and fellowship to Ruston with North Village Food Park, a vibrant hub for local eats, family fun, and small business dreams. Food truck parks are essentially communal hubs that have become popular gathering...
By Nathan Coker
In Featured Slider
Aug 28th, 2025
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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 2025 Top 20 Twenty...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Jul 30th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Frank Elkins III, our August 2025 BayouIcon, honors his late father’s legacy by successfully leading their family’s beverage businesses while actively supporting local culture and community events. Frank Elkins III is an accomplished business...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Jul 30th, 2025
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | erinlove@panachebyerin.com Have you ever started an organizing project only to end up feeling overwhelmed and aggravated? I am 100% sure that your answer is “yes” because I, too, have felt overwhelm and aggravation during my own organization endeavors! Life happe...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Jul 30th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHS BY Kelly Moore Clark A soulful blend of heritage, hospitality, and cuisine, The Hotel Monroe and Heirloom invite guests to experience Northeast Louisiana through thoughtful design, storytelling, and local flavor. There is much to look forward to at The Hotel Monro...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Jul 30th, 2025
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article by Cindy G. Foust Well, summer has made it to the Twin Cities, and we are all sitting in our bikinis and Speedos, wondering what has happened to our lives. Right? Wrong, for me anyway, because there is no way I’m even trying a bikini on, but I did in fact just get back […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Jul 30th, 2025
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BY DR. NATHAN MORRIS As a functional medicine doctor, I often ask people the question, “How do you think your gut health is doing?” Inevitably they reply, “It’s doing fine, doc; I go to the bathroom every day.” What they don’t know is that processing our food is just one aspect of gut health, and [&h...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Jul 30th, 2025
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Like everyone else, she got only one life. The one she was living right now. This life that could only have happened with every experience she’d ever had – that had landed her here, in this perfect moment.” If you enjoy immersing yourself in novels about the rich an...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Jul 30th, 2025
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Humans are the only species who subvert truth for their own entertainment. They call them jokes. Sometimes puns.” In Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel Remarkably Bright Creatures, we meet Marcellus, the Giant Pacific octopus, who lives in an aquarium on the West Coast. You go...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Jul 30th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK A decade after his last feature in BayouLife, artist and educator Cliff Tresner returns with Swimming in the Sky—a new solo exhibition that reflects his evolving creative journey, curiosity, and enduring passion for making and teaching art. Aug...
