By Katie Sloan
In Bayou Artist
Sep 25th, 2017
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Article by April Honaker, Photography by Kelly Moore Clark Ratcliff is a potter, painter and professor who has spent a career teaching others his craft. Now retired, Gary looks to nature to inspire him and hopes to produce work that is uplifting and positive. When Gary Ratcliff left his hometown of D...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Aug 28th, 2017
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Article by April Clark Honaker and Photography by Kelly Moore Clark Stephanie Dugard loves turning the old into something fresh and new. And while making one-of-a-kind jewelry has been her passion, she’s also making natural makeup and organic dry shampoo. Style is a reflection of who we are. Accordin...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Aug 28th, 2017
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Third Annual North Delta Food and Wine Festival Food and beverage enthusiasts will gather in the Twin Cities the weekend of October 13th through 15th to celebrate the third annual North Delta Food and Wine Festival. Each year, the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council showcases the talents of local chefs...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Aug 28th, 2017
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Dara Kent-Cobb produces heirloom millinery which combines her rich family heritage in Louisiana and the modern hustle of her adopted home in the Big Apple. Her company, Preston & Olivia, offers beautifully designed hats for men and women. When she was 14, Dara Kent-Cobb went on the trip of a life...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Aug 28th, 2017
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Fifteen years ago, Christien McCray was on the football field, geared up for the big game and the opportunity to play college ball. For a young black kid from Ferriday, football was a great opportunity to get out of the Delta parishes, if only for a while. After a year at Louisiana College, he transf...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Aug 28th, 2017
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Article by Vanelis Rivera and photos by Martin G Meyers and courtesy of Savannah Kate Morgan Stepping into Savannah Kate Morgan’s office is like walking into a fairy queen’s throne room. From the gilded mermaid perched on her mer-inspired Christmas tree to her Baroque wood desk, her work space ...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Aug 28th, 2017
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Article by Kay Stothart Rector and Photos by Martin G Meyers and Steven Palowsky Laryssa Bonacquisti’s life has been a whirlwind of activity since she was selected to represent the Bayou State as Miss Louisiana. On June 24, 2017, Bonacquisti took center stage at the Jack Howard Theater in Monroe as s...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Jul 31st, 2017
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On Tower Drive between CC’s Coffee House and Newk’s Eatery, a new Farmers Market has emerged for the Monroe community. It is the brainchild of Joe Holyfield, owner of Holyfield Construction, who has always loved those markets. Anywhere he travels, he goes to the local farmer’s market. A member of Oua...
By Katie Sloan
In Bayou Kidz
Jul 31st, 2017
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Happy back-to-school eve, BayouLife readers, as I am sure this column will find many of you buried on the school supply aisle or racing to the check-out with savings on your child’s back-to-school clothes. Wow…that was a mouthful. Yes, here we are at the month I like to think of as the “holiday eve,”...
By Katie Sloan
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Jul 31st, 2017
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I was in a lecture the other day on privilege. I committed this past semester at school to creating lectures and organizing speakers around the topic. My thought process was: we always hear about oppression, to the point the unaffected roll their eyes. How do we get them to listen, many for the first...
