By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 28th, 2018
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article by Meredith McKinnie The Cancer Foundation League (CFL) is a nonprofit, started in 2002 by Virginia Knickerbocker and Dee Dee Cook. The women who wanted to help their friend who had been recently diagnosed with cancer. At the time, only the American Cancer Society existed, and the ladies want...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 28th, 2018
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Michelle John, Monroe native, now resides in Austin, TX as a practicing art therapist BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTIN G MEYERS Michelle John, a native of Monroe, is a mixed media artist currently living in Austin, Texas. She is also a licensed psychotherapist who never stays in one place...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 28th, 2018
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MORGAN POTTS, A LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, IS A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR WHOSE QUEST TO “GO AGAINST THE GRAIN” HELPED LAUNCH HER COMPANY, GRANARLY. ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTIN G MEYERS YOU’D BE SURPRISED AT WHAT A DOUBLE-HEADED LLAMA, whiskey and a food truck named Oatis have...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Feb 27th, 2018
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Shaping Our Kids to Be a Good Friend article by Cindy G. Foust Happy March BayouLife community has we begin our trek into the last month of the first quarter of 2018. Wait…what in the cat hair did I just say? I think what I meant to say is that we are nearing the end […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 27th, 2018
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article by Vanelis Riviera Blues music may have a reputation of being the music of sadness, but Lesli Rambin, founder of the Byway Blues project, also recognizes that its a cathartic experience. It’s the act of driving out the sadness of the soul in order to reclaim your own power back. During her gr...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 27th, 2018
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article by Meredith McKinnie I ’ve had my first and last name for 35 years now. They’re both unique, and I like that. They both start with an “M.” I love alliteration, something my mother no doubt happened upon, completely unplanned. The women in my family, most have no middle names, a blank space co...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 27th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport The dictionary defines “hissy fit” as a sudden outburst of anger due to frustration. I’d agree with that, but since I consider myself an authority on them, I have found there’s a lot more to be said about the “hissy fit.” First of all, there’s several differe...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 27th, 2018
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TURNER TELECO AND LOUISIANA IT SOLUTIONS PROVIDE BUSINESSES WITH SUPERIOR SERVICE AND THE INDUSTRY’S MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ARTICLE BY KAY STOTHART RECTOR AND PHOTO BY MARTIN G MEYERS In an age of constantly changing technology, few things are more crucial to business success than effective communi...
By Rachel Dolecheck
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Feb 1st, 2018
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All My Love article and art by Lou Davenport In 1946, my Daddy was discharged from the Navy in New Orleans. He caught a bus back to Bastrop and was greeted warmly by his big family. He was just 21 years old. Meanwhile, an 18 year old brown-eyed beauty, my Mama, entered Louisiana Tech University [&hel...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 1st, 2018
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article by APRIL CLARK HONAKER & photography by MARTIN G MEYERS At 6 feet 5 inches tall, Kendrick Jones stands out in a crowd, but his height isn’t the only thing that draws attention. Kendrick radiates joy and never meets a stranger. At 22 years old, he believes he has discovered his purp...
