By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Dec 1st, 2025
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK LEADING WITH HEART:William Smart is reshaping how his community sees modern public housing, pairing kindness with a firm insistence that perceptions catch up with today’s reality. His journey from a tight-knit Monroe upbringing to dedicate...
By Nathan Coker
In Featured Slider
Dec 1st, 2025
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Article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE and photography by TONI NAVARRO Each December, Primary Health Services Center transforms into a place filled with holiday magicand heartfelt generosity, blending compassion, community, and elegant décor to remind familiesthat the true spirit of Christmas is found in givin...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Dec 1st, 2025
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It would be easy if one single thing caused a complex condition like autism. But life—and science—is rarely that simple. Even the President has suggested that Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy could be linked to autism. Is that true? The short answer: we don’t know for sure.There have been...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Dec 1st, 2025
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Article by Cindy G. Foust Merry Christmas season to my friends and family in this Bayou community that I love so much. I don’t think I miss a month mentioning that time is flying, but it is, in fact, astonishing that I am sitting in my living room staring at my Christmas tree. If you’re […]...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Dec 1st, 2025
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Article by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE The holiday season is the perfect time to adopt the “out with the old and in with the new” mindset! The start of Christmas shopping serves as a reminder to get rid of any excess clutter around the house. As we all know too well, excess clutter causes unneeded stress. [&h...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Oct 31st, 2025
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVEerinlove@panachebyerin.com Have you tried to get organized only to end up back in a cluttered mess within a few weeks? If so, you are not alone! Believe it or not, organizing is an extremely personal process that needs to be done in a way that can withstand time and distractions...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Oct 31st, 2025
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review by Meredith McKinnie “The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between.” In the summer of 2024, NYTimes readers chose Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead as the best book of the 21st century, and I can see why. Channeling Charles Dickens’ Da...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Oct 31st, 2025
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Article by April C.DoughtyPhotographs by Kelly Moore Clark Amid the woods of north Louisiana, Kim Paxton’s woman’s journey through nature, healing, and fungi sparks a unique fusion of science, storytelling, and jewelry design. Streams of light filter through the layered canopy of oak, sweetgum, beech...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Oct 31st, 2025
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By Nathan Morris, MD As a functional medicine doctor, I quickly realized that some of the most critical conditions affecting my patients weren’t emphasized in medical school. One of the biggest? Lyme disease. Alongside mold toxicity, Lyme is one of the root causes I see in patients struggling with ch...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Oct 31st, 2025
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Review By Meredith Mckinnie Adichie’s layered novel opens in an African barbershop in Trenton, New Jersey, where Ifemelu has traversed several trains to have her hair braided, a luxury/burden in America. While enduring the multi-hour process, Adichie emails her old boyfriend Obinze that she is moving...
