By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Outdoors
Sep 7th, 2022
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article by Dan Chason I once said that I think that my one and only older brother starting picking on me while I was still in the womb. I was 2 1/2 years younger than my brother Steve. I was a chunky young man, and wore Huskies and my brother wore Slims. He was lean, mean […]...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Profile
Sep 7th, 2022
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This fall, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City will welcome one of Monroe’s own – recent Neville High School graduate Kam Buttitta. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARKARTICLE BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE Kam recognized her passion for fashion early on. A self-described creativ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Sep 7th, 2022
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by Sherman Alexie “I can’t blame my parents for our poverty because my mother and father are the twin suns around which I orbit. My parents came from poor people who came from poor people who came from poor people, all the way back to the very first poor people.” Alexie’s semi-autobiographical young ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Sep 7th, 2022
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by Kiese Laymon “Thanking Jesus for getting us through situations we should have never been in was one of our family’s superpowers” I first heard of Kiese Laymon’s work in a book review podcast and was immediately drawn into his discussion of revision. He is known for buying back the rights to one of...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Icon
Sep 6th, 2022
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Living Ledbetter photography by Kelly Moore Clarkarticle by Georgiann Potts Dee McDonald Ledbetter comes by her sense of style honestly. She literally grew up surrounded by dapper dressers. Both her parents (Carol and Jesse McDonald) and her maternal grandparents (Mignon and Arthur Emerson) had a cer...
By Reagan Henderson
In AskErin
Sep 6th, 2022
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by Erin Love Goodbye summer! A new school year is here, and that means hectic schedules, alarm clocks, and piles of paper. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up, but with a little organization, you can create order out of the chaos and transition from summer fun to schoolwork with minimum complication...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Artist
Aug 1st, 2022
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Even though Daniel Myers has only been seriously pursuing his art career for about a year now, the West Monroe native has been a professional for years. Myers has been a working artist since he was just eight years old, when Montessori school ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Pages
Aug 1st, 2022
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by Alex Temblador “I settled back into a rhythm that I had long forgotten. I used the long stretches of time to watch the Lawless write their story on the Highway. Their tires drew endless ribbons of black lines across the road, telling a story that would never be read or understood. Motorcycle clubs...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Outdoors
Aug 1st, 2022
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article by Dan Chason There is no shortage of opportunities in the heat of the summer to catch quality bass. Back when I was mad at the bass, my favorite time to fish was when I had to lay wet towels on the deck to keep from burning my feet through my sandals. When water […]...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Profile
Aug 1st, 2022
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BY NILS BORQUISTPHOTGRAPHS BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Edward Gibbon wrote that “the winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.” This quote beautifully and aptly illustrates the blend that luck and ability create to produce triumph. Certainly, while good fortune is wished for and hard ...
