By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Mar 2nd, 2016
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A small family affair has turned into a burgeoning new business venture, and in the process, it’s changing the way people view recycling. article by Michael DeVault | photos by Martin G Meyers One summer not so long ago, Amy Barefoot’s three sons were engaged in a storied American tradition. Ju...
By Reagan Henderson
In Center Block
Mar 2nd, 2016
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Illustration and article by Lou Davenport I often write about my big Southern family. There’s certainly a lot of “material” to tell and write about! I believe most Southerners are “story tellers,” and I sure love to share my “family stories.” All of mine are true, because “you just cannot make this ...
By Reagan Henderson
In Bayou Kidz
Mar 2nd, 2016
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The Various States of “Scaredom” article by Cindy G. Foust Happy 38 month anniversary to the BayouLife community. I’m sure it has become quite obvious that one of my favorite things to do is make fun of myself. I have no problem using my life as the “butt of the column” most of the […]...
By Reagan Henderson
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 Reagan Henderson
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 Reagan Henderson
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 Reagan Henderson
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 Reagan Henderson
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 Reagan Henderson
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 Reagan Henderson
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. […]...
