By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jun 27th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport I ’ve been asked several times if I “make up” my columns. As flattering as that sounds, I do not have that good of an imagination. Every column is true! I couldn’t make this stuff up no matter how hard I might try! This month’s column is going to […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jun 27th, 2018
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A Little Extra Attention Can Help Keep the Perennial Garden Fresh and Blooming All Summer Long article by P. Allen Smith | photos by Mark Fonville I find that the spring garden can put on a glorious show almost without my help. I have a few favorite perennials and some companion shrubs that never dis...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
May 29th, 2018
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JOSH MADDEN IS NO STRANGER TO THE NORTH LOUISIANA MUSIC SCENE. HE’S BEEN DUBBED THE HUMAN JUKEBOX BECAUSE OF HIS FAMILIARITY WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MUSIC GENRES. ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA & PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW BAILEY Those of us who have been to a wedding can attest to the awkward danceflo...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
May 29th, 2018
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THE LIFE AND CAREER OF MONROE’S GREATEST HOST, BAYOU DESIARD COUNTRY CLUB’S TOMMY HARRIS article by MICHAEL DEVAULT and photography by BRAD ARENDER CHANCES ARE THE NAME TOMMY HARRIS isn’t one you’ve heard before. But if you’ve ever attended a fundraiser, graduation party, bridal shower or business ev...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
May 29th, 2018
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Take the Duties of Being a Bridesmaid or Groomsman to the Next Level with These Easy Tips article by Michael DeVault You see the photo on Instagram, two hands interlocked around a sparkling engagement ring. Your good friends are getting married, and you know right then what’s coming next. You’re goin...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
May 29th, 2018
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article by Meredith McKinnie I was 10 minutes in to my typical 30-minute soak in the tub, when the phone rang. It was my friend Josephine, and she had a question for me. “Will you marry us?” I was stunned. Marry them? I wasn’t qualified, nor a pastor. When she reassured me, they wanted a […]...
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 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...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
May 1st, 2018
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by Meredith McKinnie When I was only eight weeks old, I contracted vicoli e coli. I had only been at the nursery for two weeks. A little boy there was a carrier but showed no symptoms. My mom knew something was wrong; my coloring was off; and the doctors insisted it was Mom’s little poodle, Heidi, [&...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 28th, 2018
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Paige Plaisance, a Lake St. John girl, graduated from LSU in fashion merchandising and started her business in Austin, TX. Paige Plaisance was born a small-town girl with big town dreams. She attended Tensas Academy with only 13 classmates and spent the weekends and summers on the water: Lake St. Joh...
