By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Mar 1st, 2022
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article by VANELIS RIVERA / photography by ANDREW BAILEY IN LOUISIANA, MUSIC IS LIKE GUMBO—strongly flavored, a combination of several savory ingredients, and cooked slow and low. Yet, while every corner of the Bayou State can boast of musical greats, most eyes and ears tend to settle in South Louisi...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Mar 1st, 2022
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Start Waking Up Better.BayouHealth by Shannon Dahlum One of the foundational elements for maintaining wellness is healthy, consistent sleep. Unfortunately, it’s not something that always comes easily for most, and can become a source of frustration. If you struggle to fall asleep at night, you’ve p...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Feb 1st, 2022
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | [email protected] Have you ever been organized but then look up after a few months only to discover that you are right back where you started? What you don’t realize is that there are clutter traps that sabotage you. They creep in slowly and go mostly unnoticed unt...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Feb 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY Vanelis Rivera PHOTO CeCe Dawson One thing Lainey Wilson does not ever want people to say about her is that she forgot where she came from. “I’m proud of where I’m from, I’m proud of how I was raised,” she says. She attributes her love and acumen for storytelling to sitting around the [&he...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Feb 1st, 2022
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by Colson Whitehead “The music stopped. The circle broke. Sometimes a slave will be lost in a brief eddy of liberation. In the sway of a sudden reverie among the furrows or while untangling the mysteries of an early morning dream. In the middle of a song on a warm Sunday night. Then it comes, [&helli...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Feb 1st, 2022
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VANELIS RIVERA | KELLY MOORE CLARK Whether you’re coming from right down the road or a ways away, The Levee Grill is a place to expect friendly, familiar faces reflecting onto the glimmering surface of the bayou. Perched at the intersection of River Landing and Levee Drive in Monroe, The Levee...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Feb 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK The story of Chlese and Camellia Jiles begins in the living room of their childhood home in Shreveport. Years ago, when they were just little girls, the two sprawled across the floor in front of the television with their older sister, Kamaya, ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Feb 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Chief Jimmie Bryant and his wife, Renita, understand the importance of working hard to achieve dreams. Following the examples set especially by their mothers before them, the Bryant’s have embodied the idea that if something is worth having, ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Feb 1st, 2022
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by Dan Chason I’ll start this piece today with the motivation behind this story. My friend Jim Andrews joined me at my camp for a deer hunt in January. As we visited, I asked him what he thought would be a good story to share from our time spent in the outdoors. He very quickly […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Feb 1st, 2022
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DICTATES YOURRELATIONSHIPWITH OTHERS BAYOUHEALTHBY SHANNON DAHLUM We may be culturally obsessed with money and power, but humans are ultimately driven by our need for love. We chase success through the best educations and most prolific careers, we build security with savings accounts, and create a ...
