By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Dec 30th, 2019
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | [email protected] Learning about personal growth became a huge part of my life around ten years ago, and I just can’t seem to get enough of it. I seek ways to improve myself and the other important areas of my life that include, but are not limited to, relationships, ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Dec 30th, 2019
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Ruston-based singer-songwriter Bethany Raybourn’s music is categorized as country rock, but her assortment of musical influences, mostly roots Americana, surfacec in every song. ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW BAILEY For the past couple of years, Ruston-based singer-songwriter Betha...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Dec 30th, 2019
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Take Some Time to Live in the Moment article by Cindy G. Foust Happy New Year BayouLife community! I hope your holiday season was filled with an over abundance of the three “F’s,” food, fun and fellowship. It’s interesting, however, that I’m writing this column the week before Christmas (we work a mo...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Dec 30th, 2019
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J Gaines REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Miss Jane’s story is all of their stories, and their stories are Miss Jane’s.” Ernest Gaines, a Louisiana native, takes readers into the life of Miss Jane Pittman, a fictional character who recounts her life, the l...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Dec 30th, 2019
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Dr. Meade O’Boyle, well-known and highly respected pediatrician, absolutely loves children. She always has, and always will. Her career has involved helping children in a variety of ways – working with the sick, protecting the abused, encouraging the disabled, and protecting the unborn. Because of he...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Dec 30th, 2019
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Bayou Artist MOLLY ENGEN captures people on large-scale, colorful canvases. Her artwork captures the emotions of her subjects in a spiritual and purposeful way. ARTICLE BY APRIL CLARK HONAKER AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK According to recent research from the Pew Research Center, 68% of adults...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Dec 30th, 2019
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Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “I let words like responsible and capable govern many of my years. And what good are they? Words that I’m choosing in this season: passion, connection, meaning, love, grace, spirit.” Shauna, like so many of us, found herself spinning...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Dec 30th, 2019
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article by DAN CHASON I cannot remember many times in my life where I did not have a four-legged companion to share my blind or trips afield with whether duck, hog, squirrel or rabbit hunting. Growing up, most of our dogs were mutts and their lineage questionable. Such was the case with the first lab...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Dec 30th, 2019
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Located inside Fiesta Nutrition Center, Dreaux Coffee is a specialty coffee and tea bar that is “slingin’ beans” and brewing products that aim to bring people together one specialty cup at a time. PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK | ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA It seems appropriate that the life-blood of...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Dec 3rd, 2019
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The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “She could never explain this to her daughter. You made me recognize that my heart is, in fact, a bottomless hole of simultaneous pleasure and despair. You gave my life meaning and ruined it at the same time.” Lombardo’s debut no...
