By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Mar 31st, 2014
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Our community is coming together to raise funds for St. Jude Hospital by building a St. Jude Dream Home in sought-after Frenchman’s Bend in Monroe. article by Maré Brennan | photography by Joli Grisham Ask any parent of a child with a life-threatening illness what it’s like to have St. Jude Hospital...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 31st, 2014
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New Orleans-based Tipitina’s Foundation has a new outpost in Monroe article by Michael DeVault Live music in northeast Louisiana has a new champion with an old name, now that New Orleans-based Tipitina’s Foundation has a permanent outpost in Monroe. Tipitina’s held its first event, a Sund...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 31st, 2014
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Baby Boomers Find New Careers at Mid-Life by Angela Genusa Former school teacher Lauren Lancaster of West Monroe had always imagined what retirement would be like. “I thought that I would go to the luncheons at the church, do some volunteer work, read and clean up my house, maybe work in my yard, and...
By Nathan Coker
In Featured Slider
Mar 31st, 2014
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Spring Training for Zach Kirksey and Raph Rhymes article by Michael DeVault When you hear your name called and step out onto the grass, the crowd cheers. The sun beats down mercilessly and, as you flex your fingers in your glove, the tight leather squeaks. Your teammates remove their caps and cover t...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Mar 31st, 2014
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How Trey Altick’s Character Continues Shaping Young Lives by Cindy G. Foust I’m wondering if anybody in the BayouLife nation is ready for spring besides me? I am tired of cold, depressing days with little sunshine and dreary moods. To further the dreariness, just last week I had to attend the f...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Mar 31st, 2014
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article by Dan Chason I am rarely at a loss for words. There aren’t a whole lot of things that really hit me in my core, but this past weekend I experienced that feeling. My son, Andy called me and asked me what I was doing on the following weekend. His son, COOPER JUST TURNED ONE and he [&he...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Mar 31st, 2014
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article by Michael DeVault | photo by Joli Livaudais Claire Vangelisti is a long way from home, but you wouldn’t know it to visit her studio on the second floor of Biedenharn Hall at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where Vangelisti – “Dr. V” to her students – teaches voice stu...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Mar 31st, 2014
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Spring has sprung and the hens are responding with loads of eggs. It’s an ideal time to discover the taste and health benefits of farm fresh eggs. Article by P. Allen Smith | photo by Jane Colcasure April is inextricably connected to eggs in my mind. Easter is one reason for this because the secula...
By Nathan Coker
In Born on the Bayou
Mar 31st, 2014
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article by Mary Napoli | illustration by Austin Bantel “Hey there, you must be Ann,” I said to the small, lovely woman standing in front of the Acadian style building on the grounds of the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Ann Smith smiled back at me. She is Vice President of ...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Mar 31st, 2014
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by Kenny Covington Of all the lures used to catch bass, a spinnerbait is probably the most versatile but also the most misunderstood of them all. You can fish them shallow, deep and all depths in between. There isn’t a more effective tool in your tackle box for covering our local waters. Before we ...
