By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Eats
Feb 29th, 2024
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK While some are calling his revival “a big return,” Roy Arthur’s Monroe’s Restaurant is also a reflection of the current local community and aims to bring together some of the old and some of the new. Arthur values family-owned restaurants w...
By Reagan Henderson
In AskErin
Jan 31st, 2024
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by Erin Sharplin Love | erinlove@panachebyerin.com Getting rid of clutter and organizing the essentials isn’t just about devising a new storage system. It should be about figuring out why you are holding on to the stuff in the first place. You might have tried to get organized many times, but you fin...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Jan 31st, 2024
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review by Meredith McKinnie “Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.” Christmas is a time for reading the classics, or so I believe. I kept Betty Smith’s novel on my shelf for the last few years, […...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Jan 31st, 2024
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review by Meredith McKinnie “Some people were complete in themselves, as if born from the earth or the ocean, like some of the gods. Which was not a compliment. The gods were ruthlessly indifferent to humanity.” Critically-acclaimed author Kate Atkinson had evaded me to this point. I had never heard ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Outdoors
Jan 31st, 2024
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article by Dan Chason My two least favorite months are February and August. Okay, I said it. I used to love the month of February as it meant pre-spawn bass fishing and deep water crappie fishing, squirrel and rabbit hunting and of course the age old tradition of breaking down deer stands, cameras a...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Health
Jan 31st, 2024
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by Shannon Dahlia, FDN-P I know it’s only February, so spring allergies aren’t yet on your radar. If the pollen count tends to do a number on you, though, getting ahead of it now may be the best approach for making the spring more enjoyable for you. Histamines are chemicals produced by your immune sy...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Icon
Jan 31st, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Just about everyone who knows Rev. Ike Byrd, III has something good to say about him and his work at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Monroe, West Monroe, and Ouachita Parish. Rev. Byrd is a compassionate man, committed to his faith and his famil...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Kidz
Jan 31st, 2024
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Supporting a Family Through a Loss of a Childarticle by Cindy G. Foust Happy February readers…because January certainly flew by in a snap. That snap can also be referred to as a cold snap, an ice snap or simply put, snowmageden. Except we mostly got ice and really cold temperatures at our house...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Eats
Jan 31st, 2024
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article by Vanelis Riveraphotography by Kelly Moore Clark West Monroe local Chris Lewis is pushing the bounds of his classic american diner, both in and out of the restaurant. His expansive donations and heart for service is why Coney Island Connections is a service-centered cornerstone. Coney Island...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Artist
Jan 31st, 2024
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Like her artwork, Haven Harrod has a calming energy. Her voice is quiet and soft as she answers questions between sips of iced coffee, mirroring the less intense colors — sage green, slate gray, and white, for example — that often show up in he...
