By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Jan 6th, 2023
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Article by STARLA GATSONPhotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Meka Bennett talks with BayouLife about being motivated by her family to attend beauty school, and how she went from working at a mall salon to working with celebrity clients. When Meka Bennett was young, she sat on the floor in the bathroom do...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Jan 6th, 2023
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Article by VANELIS RIVERAPhotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Jay Pappa’s is a new restaurant specializing in great steaks, seafood and spirits. When Jonathan Perry first saw an old photograph of his grandfather grilling outdoors, he immediately thought it would make a compelling statement piece for a re...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Dec 1st, 2022
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Article by Vanelis RiveraPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark NESTLED BETWEEN THE DIVERSE, antique shops lining the Cotton Port Historic District of Downtown West Monroe stands a delectable scratch bakery and coffee bar. Not only is it ready to fill your holiday season with holly jolly sweets, but it may...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Dec 1st, 2022
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article by Cindy G. Foust Oh, the weather outside is frightful, because it’s still 50 degrees and un-delightful, I wish we had a place to go, where it would snow, and snow, please Mother Nature let it snow!” That’s it. That’s all I got. We have in fact, had a temperature “dip” and are enjoying [&hell...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Dec 1st, 2022
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Article by Starla GatsonPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark Betty Crouch picked up pottery at 67-years-old. This hobby turned career has given Crouch purpose, something she was desperate for when she began devoting more of her time and energy to it over a decade ago. I’m a jack of all trades but a maste...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Dec 1st, 2022
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by Shannon Dahlum, FDN-R Over the past three months, we’ve been discussing how to support your body’s detoxification process. This discussion began in September with tips for supporting healthy bowel function; October was about fluid elimination through the kidneys, skin and lungs; lymphatic mo...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Dec 1st, 2022
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Article by Georgiann PottsPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark After 47 years in the business, this fellow knows his plants, chemicals, and hardscape better than just about anyone. His body of knowledge built on experience — which he freely offers to his customers — is worth more than anythin...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Dec 1st, 2022
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Article by Vanelis RiveraPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark The elegance of Catherine Tonore’s formal décor has also extended to her adornments for the happiest time of the year, making Christmas at the Tonores an extravagant nod to traditional aesthetics and fostering a spirit of merriment. Deco...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Dec 1st, 2022
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by Erin Sharplin [email protected] Instead of waiting for January and the new year, consider decluttering and refreshing your home in December. Afterall, December is the month of getting, giving, and hosting, so there will be many more “things” coming in and going out of your home durin...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Dec 1st, 2022
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Article by Heather Land We all experience them. Those moments that come out of the clear blue and leave us feeling like the sleigh is in a downhill spiral because everyone has stopped believing. I’d been tending the fire all evening, the embers seemingly fluorescent when the girls walked throug...
