By Reagan Henderson
In AskErin
Feb 25th, 2019
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article by Erin Sharplin Love Is it just me or does spring feel like the perfect time to reset your personal clock and renew your surroundings? After all, spring ushers in fresh air, blooming plants and trees, longer days and warm sunshine. Doesn’t the anticipation of the new season make you feel a l...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Beats
Feb 25th, 2019
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NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD HAL MAYFIELD doesn’t think of himself as a young musician. In measured sentences and mindful pauses, he takes his time to explain that when it comes to music he sticks to the present moment. “I try to just think about what I want to be doing,” he says, “I try to hold myself to [&hel...
By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Feb 25th, 2019
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article by Laura W. Clark A s a teenager, I disliked my hands, which were not slender and feminine like my mother’s. Mine were shaped like square blocks, part of my Germanic build, I suppose. One day, my dad held my hands in his and said, “I like your hands. They are strong and sturdy.” […]...
By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Jan 28th, 2019
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport Sometimes your best ideas come when you least expect them. I have been “fretting” about what I’d write for the month of February for weeks. I “sorta kinda” knew what I wanted to do, but, I just couldn’t seem to fit it all together. When that happens, I usuall...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Kidz
Jan 28th, 2019
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Planning a Memorable Spring Break Trip article by Cindy G. Foust Greetings BayouLife nation, on what is now the second month of 2019…and before you know it, we will be dragging the Christmas boxes back out of the attic and Black Friday shopping all over again. But alas, it’s still just Februar...
By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Jan 28th, 2019
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article by Laura W. Clark I must have tried on my senior prom dress—a satin sheath with a v-neckline—at least a dozen times before the big event. I was 17, but I remember thinking I looked at least 22. A few days later, my high school boyfriend stopped me in our school’s hallway and asked […]...
By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Jan 28th, 2019
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article by Meredith McKinnie My stepdaughter is experiencing divorce again. Her mother and stepfather have announced it to her, and I’ve been watching her closely ever since. The longer I co-parent this nine-year-old, the more I realize how intertwined we all are. I may not be privy to what is going ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Jan 7th, 2019
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BAYOULIFE MAGAZINE TALKS TO LOCAL NUTRIONISTS ON EATING TRENDS TO EMBRACE AND AVOID IN 2019 ARTICLE BY MICHAEL DEVAULT You’ve pulled out that notepad, scratched out a few resolutions and then, you discover your list from last year. If you’re like most people, chances are that list looks a whole lot l...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Icon
Jan 7th, 2019
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HOW YOGA HELPED DONNA PONDER ACHIEVE HAPPINESS, SUCCESS AND A LITTLE BIT OF CALM IN A DEMANDING WORLD ARTICLE BY MICHAEL DEVAULT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Donna Ponder is a busy woman. In addition to being a mom of three, she’s also an entrepreneur, the owner of two yoga studios in Monroe ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Jan 7th, 2019
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article by Erin Love I remember the exact moment that I decided to begin my transition into a vegetarian lifestyle and willingly recall it, when I am asked why I don’t eat meat. As an animal-lover, I never associated the meat on my plate with the animal that had to die to put it there. […]...
