By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Vanelis Riveraphotography by Kelly Moore Clark “First and foremost, it’s very important to note, I got out of the restaurant business to open a brewery. And I was pretty staunchly opposed to opening a restaurant in the brewery,” says James Earl Simpson, unironically. He had been transparen...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Choudrant, Louisiana, is the center of John O’Neal’s world. He loves to recount that small town’s history and is proud of how the O’Neal family has played a part in its development for nearly 200 years. Their willingness to do whatever it tak...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK This year’s St. Jude Dream Home, built by BRACO Construction, is a beautiful testament to the Northeast Louisiana community’s generosity and love for those in need. The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway is part of a larger-than-life mission to save...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
May 31st, 2023
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review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Because something in him knew she’d be there. That she was waiting. Because that’s what mothers do. They wait. They stand still until their children belong to someone else.” Ocean Vuong’s memoir is equal parts harrowing and gorgeous, as evident in its title. I was drawn t...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
May 31st, 2023
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review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Maybe our parents’ lives are imprinted within us, maybe the only fate there is is the temptation of reliving their mistakes. Maybe, try as we might, we will never be able to outrun the blood that runs through our veins. Or maybe we are free the moment we are born.” Nina [...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
May 31st, 2023
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | erinlove@panachebyerin.com In the past, young ladies took classes in proper manners and etiquette, but in recent years, more emphasis has been placed on furthering education and becoming financially independent. These are very important goals, but even the mo...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Profile
May 31st, 2023
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article by April Clark Honakerphotography by Kelly Moore Clark The Sirmons are working with the City of Monroe to raise money for an inclusive playground at Forsythe Park. When Hillary Sirmon was pregnant with her third child Benjamin, she always felt like something was different. It wasn...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
May 31st, 2023
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article by Dan Chason If there is one guy on this planet that I’ve grown to know as a true turkey predator, it would be my son Andy Chason. If you follow my career in the outdoors, you will know that my one and only son started filming our show “Dan Chason Outdoors” at the […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
May 31st, 2023
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article by STARLA GATSONphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Steve Porter does not want you to put him in a box. Not that it would be easy to do. His work, spanning multiple mediums, has been called surrealist by some and abstract by others. Porter just says it’s his. And if, after seeing his p...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
May 31st, 2023
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK In an attempt to extend their love of coffee to West Monroe, Madison Corey Coates, and his wife Kaylea Coates recently opened Corner Coffee + Provisions. Its cozy layout, chic interior, and superb cups of smooth, steaming coffee prov...
