By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Mar 2nd, 2016
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Regional Artist Bradley Bridges Releases New Album article by LaRone Richardson | photos by Brad Arender Not yet 30 years old, native son Bradley Bridges is an Air Force Reserves veteran, an assistant vice president at Cross Keys Bank in West Monroe, and an accomplished singer/songwriter with a newly...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 1st, 2016
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When she was only 13 years old, Annie Douglass made peace with her belief that she would likely always be a single woman with no children. She couldn’t imagine that there could be a man who would understand her unique needs, accept her medical diagnosis and still choose to join her in the challenges ...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 1st, 2016
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport Sometime during 1906, in Liddieville, Louisiana, she met him. Probably just a simple twist of fate. He was an orphan and a widower. He was 23. She was barely 13. Sparks flew. Her parents forbid her to see him. She had other plans. He did, too. A secret roman...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 1st, 2016
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article by Meredith McKinnie It’s been two years and eight months since we first met. And in that time, not so much as a petal. No roses for Valentine’s Day, no lilies on my birthday, no convenient camellias picked from my Mom’s garden just because, no sliding the stem behind my ear for affect…...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Feb 1st, 2016
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article by Erin Sharplin Love Imagine starting and ending your day in a well-organized closet that holds endless outfit opportunities. You would never waste time or energy looking for a lost item, and you would save money because your need for impromptu purchases would be nullified. This sounds too...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Dec 1st, 2015
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Twelve Days of Giving article by Cindy G. Foust ”Sleigh bells ring are you listening In the lane snow is glistening A beautiful sight oh we’re happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland” A wonderland of what? Rain? Mud? Fog? Humidity? It’s the holidays for crying out loud and I feel like we a...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Dec 1st, 2015
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article by Meredith McKinnie My mother told me once, “Meredith, don’t marry a man with kids if you can help it. It’s a nightmare.” And unlike other twenty-somethings, I listened to my parents. I avoided men with the “me + 1 or 2 or (God Forbid) 3” like the plague. I didn’t let myself fall. […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Nov 30th, 2015
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From Wonderland to Egypt, veteran costumer Marcy Hall helps theatre directors realize artistic visions and, along the way, she’s also managed to tap into the fantastical. article by Michael DeVault | photos by Brad Arender The costuming workshop in ULM’s Brown Auditorium sits at the nexus of the faci...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Nov 30th, 2015
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport Happy Holidays, ya’ll! I start my holidays near Halloween. My daughter, Paige, was born on Halloween. So, that’s when all “the real fun” starts! Then comes Thanksgiving and I eat way too much, laugh too much and have to go lay down. Then as so...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Oct 26th, 2015
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport One of my favorite quotes, by Bill Keane, is one that has been around for quite awhile. You have probably heard it but, it’s one I hold dear. “Yesterday’s the Past, Tomorrow’s the Future, but Today is a Gift. That’s why it’s ...
