By Reagan Henderson
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...
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In Bayou Pages
Feb 28th, 2025
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review by Meredith McKinnie “Good marriages are never as interesting as bad affairs.” It’s rare that I indulge books that I know my mother-in-law will love, but Ann Patchett’s new feel-good novel is definitely one of them. It’s technically a pandemic novel, but not in how you might think. Lara Nelson...
By Reagan Henderson
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Feb 28th, 2025
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ARTICLES BY MEREDITH MCKINNIEAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Helaina Desentz Helaina Desentz describes herself as Cajun and Creole. Raised on the West Bank of New Orleans, Helaina and her family moved to New Iberia, Louisiana, post-Katrina. Though the youngest of 7 children, Helaina exudes eldes...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Health
Feb 28th, 2025
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How Women Heal Future Generation by Healing ThemselvesBY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P If there’s one thing women are known for, it’s giving. We give our time and energy to our families, our careers, our communities. But what we give goes even deeper, down to the cellular level, and it’s a legacy that impac...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Eats
Feb 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK On September 5, 2023, a new food trailer opened its window at Heard Freighthouse Food Park in Ruston. The small, bright white trailer stands out by way of its vermillion red logo featuring the eatery’s name—Là Authentic Chin...
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In Bayou Icon
Feb 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Once upon a time Christine Wong Rambo was a five-year-old little girl, boarding a Pan American flight from Hong Kong to the United States immigrating with her family. This bright youngster had taught herself English by watching Saturday morni...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Kidz
Feb 28th, 2025
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article by Cindy G. Foust Well, here we all are “marching” through the first quarter of 2025 and we’ve yet to see snow or ice. Being on the cusp of March as we are, means we likely won’t either. So, like it or not, spring has sprung and we are welcoming it with open arms. […]...
By Reagan Henderson
In AskErin
Jan 30th, 2025
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | erinlove@panachebyerin.com A mini habit is a small, positive action that you repeat daily. The habit is so small that it is practically weightless, but it is so profound that it creates a compounding effect that will set you on the path to crushing your goals! Doing a littl...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Jan 30th, 2025
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “I don’t want to tell you what happened. I want to tell you how it felt.” The aforementioned opening words of Namwali Sherpell’s new novel, chilling and ambiguous, suggest a confessional of sorts, a dive into the abyss of emotion that follows a tragic loss. And that would ...
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Jan 30th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY Meredith McKinniePHOTOGRAPHY BY Kelly Moore Clark BayouLife Magazine recently invited our readers to share stories of the people in our community who brighten their days—whether it’s the friendly postman delivering letters with a cheerful wave or the grocery clerk whose warm smile never fa...
