By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Apr 1st, 2024
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“Being a Windsor meant working out which truths were timeless, and then banishing them from your mind. It meant absorbing the basic parameters of one’s identity, knowing by instinct who you were, which was forever a byproduct of who you weren’t.” When I requested the Spare’s memoir from the Ouachita...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Outdoors
Apr 1st, 2024
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article by Dan Chason When Caney Creek Lake or “Caney” as referred by locals was formed in 1985, this 5000-acre impoundment had one goal: Create a trophy bass lake in the heart of Jackson Parish. I can remember when it opened and for years it was not uncommon for a line of trailered boats and [&hel...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Apr 1st, 2024
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BAYOU HEALTH BY SHANNON DAHLUM, FDN-P I was fortunate to grow up in a household that came from a long line of avid gardeners. My mom, grandmother and aunts all kept large gardens and the vegetables from their harvests fed our family throughout the year. In the summers, we had vine ripened, beefy toma...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Apr 1st, 2024
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark When Donna Preslar Underwood entered high school at a new school, in a new state, with all new surroundings, she found the transition challenging. As Donna explains it, she learned quickly that she must have been standing in the wrong line wh...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Apr 1st, 2024
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark From an outsider’s perspective, Lindsay Carraway’s home workspace probably looks like a mess. Not that she necessarily cares. Life is too short to let others’ opinions hold so much weight, she declares. The Vicksburg native’s home on Bayo...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Apr 1st, 2024
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK There’s something snug and inviting about a coffee shop. From the whirring rhythm of the espresso machine to the bold, earthy tones of freshly ground coffee, it’s often a place where people can find a jolt of energy and motivation. It ma...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Apr 1st, 2024
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article by Cindy G. Foust Who doesn’t love a good purge? Right? I’m going straight to it this month, loyal readers, no beating around the bush to find out how everyone is doing and the like. No, we need to get right to business and start cleaning out and purging. I’m not sure what connotation [&helli...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Feb 29th, 2024
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review by Meredith McKinnie “The young delude themselves that the music will never stop playing. So it makes sense for them to explore rather than savor; to meet new people rather than to devote time to their nearest and dearest; to learn new skills and soak up information, rather than ponder the mea...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Feb 29th, 2024
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“Even in a place of sorrow, time passes. Even in a place of joy. Do not assume that either keeps life from continuing.” I n Honoree Fanonne Jeffers’ first novel, the poet blesses readers with a multi-generational saga. The physically heavy text of historical fiction spans the lives of early Native Am...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Feb 29th, 2024
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | [email protected] Do you crave organization and simplicity, but feel like it is far from your reach right now? We all go through moments in time when our world seems to be spinning out of control. There are piles of laundry everywhere, bills that need to be paid, ...
