By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Dec 1st, 2022
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by Natasha Trethewey Natasha Trethewey’s love affair with language is so palpable that as a reader, I sometimes feel I’m witnessing something I’m not supposed to see. Her command of words and their implications and sentence structure and composition, not to mention the lyrical cadence of phrasing, re...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Dec 1st, 2022
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Article by April HonakerPhotography by Prajal Prasai With a population of roughly 5,000, Winnsboro, La., is the quintessential small, southern town. In fact, Louisiana Travel has called it the closest thing to Mayberry in Louisiana. One of the keys to maintaining that small-town feel is preserving it...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Dec 1st, 2022
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Styling by Taylor BennettPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark Indulge in the season with these gorgeous gems from local retailers. Make her melt with stunning sapphires, dazzling diamonds and more. Ring in the New Year with these beauties from FLAIR JEWELERS. Sapphire and Diamond Flower Ring (2.20 ct sap...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Dec 1st, 2022
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Styled by Taylor BennettPhotography by Kelly Moore Clark Wake up Christmas morning to these delectable dishes from local restaurants. From pillowy croissants to luscious egg bites, this brunch spread is seasonally-inspired. THURMAN’S FOOD FACTORYThis beautiful bubble bread is filled with gooey p...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Nov 7th, 2022
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ARTICLE BY Georgiann PottsPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Kristie Bardell recently became Executive Director for The Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana (CCNELA). She is no stranger to that organization because she has worked with CCNELA over the past three years to advance adolescent healt...
By Nathan Coker
In Featured Slider
Nov 7th, 2022
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stories by MEREDITH MCKINNIEphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK CRYSTAL FOX For Crystal Fox, childhood trauma manifested in an eating disorder when she was 15. Her mother left her when she was 3 years old. Though her great-grandmother cared for her, Crystal longed for the nuclear family environment that...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Nov 7th, 2022
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY MONTI SHARP After spending more than three decades away from Monroe, Monti Sharp is ready to reconnect with his hometown. Besides, he says, there’s no place like it. Leaving Monroe was never what Sharp wanted to do, he explains. But it was necessary, as re...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Nov 7th, 2022
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ARTICLE BY DAN CHASON I‘ve known Bill Petrus for over 40 years and consider him a close friend. He and his wife Lori own TP Outdoors in Monroe and Bill is the host of TP Outdoors Adventures Television Series which airs on most local channels in Northeast Louisiana for almost 12 years. There are a [...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Nov 7th, 2022
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK As they prepare for a new chapter in their lives, the Land family is eager to share the story of their home Luna Moon with the hopes of manifesting someone, who like them, deeply lives the poetry of growing roots. There are those that want to...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Nov 7th, 2022
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To Buy, Or Not To Buy This Holiday Season article by Cindy G. Foust Hello BayouLife readers as I report in from what is now the cusp of the holidays and the weather outside is definitely frightful…frightfully hot, that is. Oh, we had a cool snap this week, and what I mean by snap is […]...
