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By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Sep 1st, 2023
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Five Life Lessons to Help Navigate The Next Year article by Cindy G. Foust Well, here we all are again readers, at the start of another school year, except for me, dear friends, this one sits a little bit different. You see, my girl is starting her senior year of high school. Another milestone for [&...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Profile
Sep 1st, 2023
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article by Vanelis Rivera and photography by Kelly Moore Clark “So, do your interviews usually be this high intensity?” Sam Crawford asked me with a sly grin as we both stood outside his gym’s red and black boxing ring. As I leaned on the rope dividers pressing record on my phone, th...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Profile
Sep 1st, 2023
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article by Meredith Mckinniephotography by Kelly Moore Clark Born and raised in Ruston, Janie Sutton and Jeff McGehee met as kids attending school and church together. Janie is a woman defined by plans, many conceptualized when she was only 8 years old. When she set her sights on marrying Jeff McGehe...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Sep 1st, 2023
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by SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P  As you age, it’s expected that you’ll eventually begin to experience a decline in the quality of your senses. You may have your vision checked annually and have prescriptions for eyeglasses or contacts adjusted to ensure you continue to see well. At some point you’ll li...
By Nathan Coker
In Featured Slider
Sep 1st, 2023
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photography by Kelly Moore Clark The Monroe Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Louisiana Young Professionals and BayouLife Magazine are pleased to announce the 88 nominations for the 2023 Top 20 Twenty Under 40 Young Professional Awards. The Awards Reception was held Tuesday, August 29th at 5:30 pm a...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Jul 31st, 2023
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review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Names are talismans of memory too – Katrina, Camille. Perhaps this is why we name our storms.” When we think of Hurricane Katrina, we think of New Orleans. The media’s fascination with the Big Easy resonated across our screens as we watched people stranded on roofto...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Jul 31st, 2023
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review by Meredith McKinnie “I was what I was and could no more choose my family, even a family denied me, than I could choose a country that denies us all the same.” On a 19th century Virginia plantation, young Hiram Walker knows only the landscape in front of him. As the dominance of American [&hel...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Jul 31st, 2023
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article by Dan Chason One of the most reliable fish to chase in the heat of summer is a striped bass. In North Louisiana you will hear striped bass referred to by many names:  striper, white bass, bar fish, hybrids and my favorite; the wiper.  Let me walk you through what is what.  A s...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Jul 31st, 2023
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article by Cindy G. Foust Happy August faithful readers, I hope this month’s column finds everyone enjoying these last lazy, and might I add hot, days of summer. My family actually just got back from a beach trip, and after 3 years of not having a “real” vacation, I have to tell you, it was […...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Jul 31st, 2023
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article by Erin Sharplin [email protected] Well, we have managed to get here again!  A new school year is almost here and that means hectic schedules, alarm clocks, homework, projects, and paper piles.  Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with it all, but with a little organization ...