By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Mar 31st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTSPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Rebecca Watson Vizard has spent a lifetime exploring. Although Rebecca’s childhood was spent in Tensas Parish in the tiny town of St. Joseph in northeast Louisiana, her parents saw to it that she had glimpses of the world beyond from an early...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Profile
Mar 31st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY NILS BORQUIST | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK ST. JOSEPH, A TOWN WORKING TO BREATHE NEW LIFE IN A REGION OVERFLOWING WITH NATURAL BEAUTY SITS JUST BELOW LAKE BRUIN’S SOUTHERNMOST CURVE IN TENSAS PARISH, WHERE IT INCIDENTALLY IS ALSO THE COUNTY SEAT. American small towns and villages are...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 31st, 2022
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STARLA GATSON | KELLY MOORE CLARK Leslie Ratcliff uses acrylic paints to depict the sights of her little Tensas Parish town, hoping to share just how beautiful St. Joe really is. She is a mother, wife, teacher and creator – she hopes to teach her students and children to see the world [&hellip...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Mar 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK Terry and Robin LaForge have provided a dining experience that is distinctly Louisiana in taste, feel and service for nearly thirty years. WHAT STARTED AS AN ACTUAL FOOD shack in 1993 is now a spacious seafood eatery boasting “tail whopping g...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 1st, 2022
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Carter Carroll is a videographer and documentary film director who makes a living capturing stories through his camera lens. ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSONPHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK It wasn’t unusual to find a young Carter Carroll with a book in his hand. He, like many other elementary-aged children,...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Mar 1st, 2022
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KRISTIN WOLKART’S JOURNEY TO BECOMING THE PRESIDENT OF ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER BEGAN WITH A LOVE FOR NURSING. SHE TAKES PRIDE IN THE PIVOTAL ROLE ST. FRANCIS PLAYS IN THE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA COMMUNITY. ARTICLE BY GEORGIANN POTTS PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRAD ARENDER AND RHYAN EMERY Not many people who know ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Mar 1st, 2022
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article by VANELIS RIVERA / photography by ANDREW BAILEY IN LOUISIANA, MUSIC IS LIKE GUMBO—strongly flavored, a combination of several savory ingredients, and cooked slow and low. Yet, while every corner of the Bayou State can boast of musical greats, most eyes and ears tend to settle in South Louisi...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Beats
Feb 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY Vanelis Rivera PHOTO CeCe Dawson One thing Lainey Wilson does not ever want people to say about her is that she forgot where she came from. “I’m proud of where I’m from, I’m proud of how I was raised,” she says. She attributes her love and acumen for storytelling to sitting around the [&he...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Feb 1st, 2022
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VANELIS RIVERA | KELLY MOORE CLARK Whether you’re coming from right down the road or a ways away, The Levee Grill is a place to expect friendly, familiar faces reflecting onto the glimmering surface of the bayou. Perched at the intersection of River Landing and Levee Drive in Monroe, The Levee...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Feb 1st, 2022
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ARTICLE BY STARLA GATSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY MOORE CLARK The story of Chlese and Camellia Jiles begins in the living room of their childhood home in Shreveport. Years ago, when they were just little girls, the two sprawled across the floor in front of the television with their older sister, Kamaya, ...
