By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Oct 4th, 2022
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by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Review by Meredith McKinnie The debut novel by Maurice Carlos Ruffin casts a blistering light on the shadowed future of race relations in America. While many authors are concerned with looking backward in search of warning signs of racial regression, Ruffin dares to cast his ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Oct 4th, 2022
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by Sandra Cisneros Review by Meredith McKinnie Chicana poet Sandra Cisneros writes lyrically about the dreams, lives, and limitations of Mexican American women in this collection of short stories, ultimately vignettes, ranging from a few paragraphs to almost 30 pages. In each encapsulated plot, littl...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Sep 7th, 2022
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Helps Create a Happy Life, No Matter the Circumstances article by Cindy G. Foust Happy fall y’all (I wait all year for September to be able to say that little catchy fun phrase that really probably kind of makes fun of us southerners). But I digress. As usual. I hope this month’s column finds each [&...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Sep 7th, 2022
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Jo-Els in Monroe officially opened its doors on July 12th of this year. And while their customer-base has been eagerly waiting to devour their favorite menu items, this re-opening also ushers in a few brand new items the sister-friend team can...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Profile
Sep 7th, 2022
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Elizabeth Griffon heads St. Frederick Catholic High School’s garden club, a student-run, service-based project that keeps growing thanks to local grants and the support of the Monroe community. Every day is a completely different adventure,” s...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Sep 7th, 2022
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article by Starla Gatson photography by Kelly Moore Clark “Art is too important not to share.” This quote comes from Brazilian artist Romero Britto, but it’s more than that;it’s a phrase in which 19-year-old Katherine Bonner fully believes. These words, displayed on her website homepage, su...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Sep 7th, 2022
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article by Shannon Dahlum If you have a history of struggling to achieve or maintain a healthy body weight, you’ve probably expended a lot of effort managing the quantity and quality of what’s entering your body. However, if you haven’t experienced the results you think you should have, perhaps you ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Sep 7th, 2022
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article by Dan Chason I once said that I think that my one and only older brother starting picking on me while I was still in the womb. I was 2 1/2 years younger than my brother Steve. I was a chunky young man, and wore Huskies and my brother wore Slims. He was lean, mean […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Profile
Sep 7th, 2022
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This fall, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City will welcome one of Monroe’s own – recent Neville High School graduate Kam Buttitta. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARKARTICLE BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE Kam recognized her passion for fashion early on. A self-described creativ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Sep 7th, 2022
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by Sherman Alexie “I can’t blame my parents for our poverty because my mother and father are the twin suns around which I orbit. My parents came from poor people who came from poor people who came from poor people, all the way back to the very first poor people.” Alexie’s semi-autobiographical young ...
