By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Jan 6th, 2021
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article by Georgiann Potts | photography by Kelly Moore Clark Dr. Ron Berry is a quiet, thoughtful fellow by nature. By his own admission, he is an introvert who cares more about serving and helping others than about garnering personal attention. Reminiscent of those who are known better by their ac...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Dec 4th, 2020
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Interior decorator Shawn Brazzell helped Kerry and Theresa McCoy expand the timeless sophistication of their stately home with yuletide accents, spreading the delights of the season from the inside out. INTERIOR DECORATING BY Shawn Brazzell WRITTEN BY Vanelis RiveraPHOTOGRAPHY BY Kelly Moore Clark Ou...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Dec 4th, 2020
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW BAILEY Calvin “Cal” Presley is a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy. A quick scroll through his band’s Facebook page portrays an easygoing 34-year-old with an affinity for wearing single-tone baseball caps backward, dark aviators, and a plethora of sneakers. ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Dec 4th, 2020
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WHAT BEGAN AS AN AWARD-WINNING GOURMET SAUCE AND SEASONING BUSINESS FOUND ITSELF BEING AGED AND ENHANCED INTO WEST MONROE’S NEWEST FLAVORFUL PITSTOP, JAC’S CRAFT SMOKEHOUSE article by VANELIS RIVERA and photography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Food ministry is not an unfamiliar term to most southern resident...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Dec 2nd, 2020
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Monroe has been home to many remarkable people who have “made a difference” in countless ways. Some are relatively easy to spot – dynamic politicians, visionary business leaders, and innovative educators, for example. Others are not so obvious, but their contributions are no less significant. Those w...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Nov 11th, 2020
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The expansive home and gardens of Ariana Bigner and Dr. Jay Howell incorporate all the requisite amenities and style a modern family could desire enveloped in iconic English Tudor architecture. ARTICLE BY Maré BrennanPHOTOGRAPHY BY Kelly Moore Clark When dentist, restaurateur, and entrepreneur Jay Ho...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Nov 11th, 2020
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article by VANELIS RIVERA | photography by ANDREW BAILEY About three years ago, local musician Josh Madden was asked by a Strauss Theatre board member if he would be interested in playing Jerry Lee Lewis in Colin Escott’s and Floyd Mutrux’s Million Dollar Quartet. Though confident he could play the r...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Nov 11th, 2020
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Support Our Small Businesses article by Cindy G. Foust Anybody out there got any idea how Black Friday is going to look this year? Asking for a friend. Because I’m of the opinion that every day of 2020 has been a perpetual Black Friday. Ya’ll with me? But here we all are on the actual, […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Nov 11th, 2020
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article by STARLA GATSONphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Robin Ozburn sells her crocheted pieces under the umbrella of her business, Roz Handmade. In addition to the amigurumi dolls, Roz Handmade is also a vendor of polymer clay jewelry, and while yarn and clay may seem like vastly differing mediums,...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Nov 11th, 2020
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Trio’s proprietor Jenifer Johnson, for the last eight years, envisioned the possibility of a second location of one of Monroe’s staple eateries. “We are definitely a neighborhood bar and restaurant,” says Johnson, “we thrive on repeat customer...
