By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Jun 27th, 2018
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BAYOU ARTIST, AMY TATMAN BERNARD, IS NOT ONLY AN ARTIST, SHE’S ALSO PARTNERED WITH OTHERS TO LAUNCH AND GROW MORE THAN ONE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OVER THE YEARS. SHE’S USED THOSE BUSINESSES TO GIVE BACK TO HER COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD IN LIFE-CHANGING WAYS. ARTICLE BY APRIL CLARK HONAKER AND PHOTOGRAPHY ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
May 29th, 2018
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FROM HARRY’S SEAFOOD TO BEND OF THE RIVER, DOUG WOOD’S LOVE OF COOKING IS A VALUED FAMILY INHERITANCE. CATFISH CHARLIE’S IS A CULMINATION OF HIS FOOD EXPERIENCE FROM CHILDHOOD TO PRESENT. article by VANELIS RIVERA & photography by TAYLOR BENNETT CATFISH CHARLIE’S. The name alone promises laid-bac...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
May 29th, 2018
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Setting an Example for Our Kids article by Cindy G Foust Happy June, readers, and for those of you keeping up out there, we are at the halfway mark of 2018. Can you say 221 shopping days until Christmas? Good Goobley Woobley…I’m just trying to figure out which bikini I’m taking to the beach. I [&hell...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
May 29th, 2018
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article and photo by Dan Chason When I hosted our television series “Dan Chason Outdoors,” every show started the same. The black screen read: “This show is dedicated to my Dad, Rev. R.L. Chason, who always had the time to take me fishing.” That was our life. My Dad even used fishing to get us [&hell...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
May 29th, 2018
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TO HER STUDENTS, PEERS AND FAMILY, LEAH REITZELL IS A POWERHOUSE OF ENERGY FOR GOOD. SHE’S A FULL-TIME TEACHER, MOTHER OF THREE AND WORKING ARTIST. HER LOVE, JOY AND TALENTS EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF A CANVAS OR THE WALLS OF A CLASSROOM. LEAH IS THIS MONTH’S BAYOU ARTIST. ARTICLE BY APRIL C...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
May 22nd, 2018
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article by Vanelis Rivera | photography by Federico Villaseñor “I need a prettier sound. It doesn’t sound sharp enough,” insists Asa Stone, lead singer and second guitar of Jig the Alien. Styling grungy jeans, a multicolored plaid shirt, wild-maned Stone pauses, then shoots out, “I’m just not getting...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
May 1st, 2018
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This year’s St. Jude Dream Home in Monroe was completed under the direction of several volunteers, artisans, designers and sponsors. article by MARÉ BRENNAN | photography by STEVEN MYERS St. Jude, the patron saint of desperate causes, found an earth angel in entertainer Danny Thomas, who founded St. ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
May 1st, 2018
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article by Dan Chason OVER THE YEARS IN MY CAREER IN THE OUTDOORS, I have met fellow enthusiasts who were good duck hunters, good turkey hunters, good dog trainers, good anglers and all around good woodsmen. I have met very few who were outstanding at more than one. I always prided myself in being a ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
May 1st, 2018
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THE EGRET LANDING HOME OF KILA AND CESAR GONZALES article by MARÉ BRENNAN | photography by STEVEN MYERS The newly-established subdivision of Egret Landing is nestled between the gently sloping banks of our bayou waterway and the protected wild areas of Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge, where life...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
May 1st, 2018
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Getting Your Children to Step Out of Their Comfort Zone article by Cindy Gist Foust Season’s Greetings BayouLife community, because that’s what it feels like outside…Christmas. If April showers bring May flowers, what do April avalanches bring? Good grief! The entire BayouLife community will look lik...
