By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Apr 30th, 2025
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article by Cindy G. Foust Happy May readers, and dare I say it, happy mid-year anniversary as well. Because that’s where we are with 2025, slap dab in the middle of the year. We are literally on the cusp of the fall decorations hitting the retail chains and pivoting toward the holidays. And, we haven...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Mar 28th, 2025
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review by Meredith McKinnie “The only way to understand the world as something other than a tale of loss is to see it as a tale of change.” Daniel Mason’s novel North Woods is more than simply the history of a place. It is the telling of American history and the American people’s history situated [&h...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Mar 28th, 2025
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Darian Williams Atkins has lived a very full life, and she’s not finished yet! She grew up in Gary, Indiana, under the watchful eyes of loving family members who were determined that she would have that full life. It was love that brought her...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Mar 28th, 2025
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review by Meredith McKinnie “Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.” Like so many of us, spring brings feelings of renewal and self-assessment. Along with decluttering my environment, I begin to evaluate my behaviors. James Clear’s book Atomic Ha...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Mar 28th, 2025
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article by Cindy G. Foust Happy month of April Fool’s to my devoted readers of this wonderful magazine. I’m going to start this month with a question for you: Does anyone really observe April Fool’s Day anymore? I never hear anyone talk about a great joke they played, so I’m thinking it might be one ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Mar 28th, 2025
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Dorothy Williams isn’t a big fan of sticking to a set pattern when she sews. She prefers to be original and to do things her way so her personality shines through in the end. Williams lives her life this way, too. The fiber artist is one-of-a-k...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Mar 28th, 2025
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BY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P Insulin resistance has become a major health concern, linked to a growing epidemic of obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. While diet— especially excessive sugar and refined carbohydrate intake—is often blamed as the primary drive...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Mar 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK As the adage goes, necessity is the mother of invention. And in 2022, Katy Alexander found herself needing to become her own boss after a tedious college experience forced her to consider other avenues of success. Self-motivated and with a pro...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Feb 28th, 2025
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | erinlove@panachebyerin.com When you walk through the door of your house, do you feel relaxed, or do you feel stressed? Obviously everyone should feel happy and relaxed. Your home should be the place you rest and restore yourself. If it is not your refuge, maybe you should...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Feb 28th, 2025
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article by STARLA GATSONphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK BayouArtist Pat Howard didn’t pick up a paintbrush until she moved to the Bayou State. After a hiatus, Howard has returned to the canvas. Though many of her art industry peers recall childhood days filled with arts and crafts, Pat Howard canno...
