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 ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Mar 31st, 2014
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It’s Crawfish Season in the South article by Michael DeVault | photography by Joli Livaudais When the hot summer months start to stare Louisiana down and Spring begins to coax the green back onto the trees, it’s time to slip on down to your favorite watering hole, juke joint, or seafood resta...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 30th, 2014
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Springtime is Time for Awareness of Animal Welfare by Angela Genusa Gravel crunches under my tires as I slowly approach the Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter in West Monroe, off the Well Road exit on I-20. I ease into a parking spot, and a black cat begins padding toward my car. As I step out near [&hel...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Feb 25th, 2014
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Five Ways to Treat Spring Fever by P. Allen Smith If you’re anything like me, you’re itching to get your hands back in the dirt by the end of winter. You’ve had a rest, enjoyed the holidays and want to get outside already. You’re eagerly examining your garden for any sign of spring, and when [&hell...
