By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Profile
Oct 1st, 2025
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ARTICLE BY SARA BLACKWELL AND COURTNEY HORNSBYPhotography SUBMITTED BY CITY OF WEST MONROE PARKS AND RECREATION For a century, nestled in the heart of the City of West Monroe, Kiroli Park has stood as a cherished sanctuary, a place of peace, play and togetherness. Established in 1925 as a recreationa...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Aug 28th, 2025
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by ERIN SHARPLIN LOVE | erinlove@panachebyerin.com Welcome to September! The kids are back in school and ”routine” has returned. I don’t know about you, but I thrive in a routine. Without it I feel disoriented and unproductive; so this time of year is a welcome change from the hustle and bustle ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Aug 28th, 2025
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of hindsight like an arrogant detective who seems to know the end of the mystery from the outset.” Martin Scorsese’s 2023 film Kil...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Aug 28th, 2025
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REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner.” After hearing about Amy Bloom’s memoir, how her writing is the kind of composition a writer dreams of,...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Health
Aug 28th, 2025
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BY Nathan Morris, MD For years, doctors warned women against hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause. The concern? That it might raise the risk of breast cancer. But many of us in the medical field who kept digging into the research—especially those who prescribed bioidentical hormone ther...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Aug 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK HerringStones is celebrating 36 years as a company this year and is a testament to the hard work and incredible talent of its two founders — sisters Debbie Herrington and Cindy Stone – and the team they have assembled. Together they hav...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Aug 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Artist and MFA candidate Daija Essien channels her lifelong hustle and evolving identity into her art and screen printing brand, using creativity as a means to explore cultural belonging and self-acceptance. Daija Essien is a busy woman. She sa...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Aug 28th, 2025
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article by Cindy G. Foust Happy back to school to our esteemed BayouLife community, in what is now the cusp of the holiday season. Can you believe it? We just put up the tinsel and the tangle, and we are about to get it all out again as we jingle all the way to Christmas. But […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Aug 28th, 2025
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Joey and Kylee Lopez bring flavor and fellowship to Ruston with North Village Food Park, a vibrant hub for local eats, family fun, and small business dreams. Food truck parks are essentially communal hubs that have become popular gathering...
By Nathan Coker
In Featured Slider
Aug 28th, 2025
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photography by Kelly Moore Clark THIS YEAR’S GROUP OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IS HELPING TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA The Monroe Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Louisiana Young Professionals and BayouLife Magazine are pleased to announce the nominees and winners of the 2025 Top 20 Twenty...
