By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Jan 7th, 2019
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Starting the New Year Off with a New Outlook on Raising Your Kids article by Cindy G. Foust Happy New Year BayouLife community, in what is now the year 2019. It sounds like a space odyssey type number actually, but here we are on the cusp of another new year…a year that will be fresh […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Jan 7th, 2019
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HOW YOGA HELPED DONNA PONDER ACHIEVE HAPPINESS, SUCCESS AND A LITTLE BIT OF CALM IN A DEMANDING WORLD ARTICLE BY MICHAEL DEVAULT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Donna Ponder is a busy woman. In addition to being a mom of three, she’s also an entrepreneur, the owner of two yoga studios in Monroe ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Jan 7th, 2019
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With the desire to bring more authentic Thai flavor to northeast Louisiana, owner Kohn Keomaly established Basil Restaurant. article by VANELIS RIVERA and photography by ANDREW BAILEY The culinary herb basil is usually associated with Italian flavors in the form of pesto, caprese salad, and a pizza t...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Jan 7th, 2019
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Thinking Outside the Box This Hunting Season article by Dan Chason January can be a wonderful time to hunt. For duck hunters in North Louisiana, this is the time to make it happen. Ducks are moving in on the arctic fronts, the geese are here to stay and the hope is for good cold weather […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Dec 3rd, 2018
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article by Rebekah Barnes | photography by Emerald McIntyre NESTLED IN OUACHITA PARISH on Highway 80 East, the Louisiana Pecan Shelling Company calls our community home. The business also houses antiques and is part-recycling company. While general manager Abraham Lincoln Fowler doesn’t sell his anti...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Dec 3rd, 2018
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Making Lasting Memories with Your Family article by Cindy G. Foust Oh the weather outside is frightful…no readers, it really is. It’s snowing. This is like April Fool’s, except the joke is on us, because there is snow everywhere and it’s early November. I think the real miracle here is they didn’t ca...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Dec 3rd, 2018
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Kay Morgan never dreamed of cooking for a living, but her love of entertaining and unexpected life changes were a catalyst for founding her company, Kaybaby’s Smokin’ Fine Foods. story by MEREDITH MCKINNIE | photos by EMERALD MCINTYRE At 60 years old, Kay Morgan didn’t plan on being divor...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Dec 3rd, 2018
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During the evening of November 3rd, a crowd buzzed between food, drink and conversation waiting for the screening of filmmaker Morgan Neville’s 20 Feet from Stardom – a film starring Dr. Mable John. The historic Rose Theatre in downtown Bastrop welcomed the singer’s homecoming. article by VANELIS RIV...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Dec 3rd, 2018
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article by MARÉ BRENNAN photography by KELLY MOORE CLARK Local floral designer and stylist Taylor Bennett’s life lately reads like a coming of age novel. Boy moves to a big city and finds his passion for design; Boy moves back to his beloved country roots; Boy gets restless and super successful with ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Dec 3rd, 2018
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The Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum Founder is December’s Bayou Icon article by Michael DeVault | photography by Brad Arender When Melissa Saye first developed the notion that she wanted to open the museum, she never expected it would one day be a place where kids who grew up there ...
