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...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Jul 1st, 2025
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | erinlove@panachebyerin.com Are you the type of person who thrives in an organized and routine-focused atmosphere? I most certainly am, but sometimes the world throws us a few curveballs that disrupt our patterns and we have to be able to readjust and acclimate immediately! T...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Jul 1st, 2025
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article by Cindy G. Foust Happy birthday to the United States of America, readers, as I write this column from the comfort of my rocker on my patio. You may not know this about me and my family, but we love college baseball. That’s important because it is in fact, the week leading up to […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Jul 1st, 2025
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Fifty-seven years ago, just days before the end of his Vietnam tour, Captain Herschel Ryan was severely wounded while leading a combat helicopter mission in the Suoi Ca River Valley. Despite losing his left hand and eye, he went on to bui...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Jul 1st, 2025
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Set on a serene acre in Sterlington’s DeSiard Trace, this year’s St. Jude Dream Home blends thoughtful design, donated craftsmanship, and community generosity to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This yea...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Jul 1st, 2025
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Podnuh’s Bar-B-Q has been well-loved since its 1977 opening, and it would no doubt be one of the favorite establishments listed by residents of the Twin Cities. Ask a dozen Ouachita Parish natives to list their favorite local landmark, and you’...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Jul 1st, 2025
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Article by April C. DoughtyPhotographer by Kelly Moore ClarkJansyn’s preferred pronouns they/them Jansyn Jenkins, a recent ULM graduate with dual degrees in psychology and ceramics, is navigating the challenges of post-college life with resilience and passion, determined to build an intentional, crea...
