By Nathan Coker
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Sep 25th, 2018
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article by Meredith McKinnie | photos by Melanie Moffett Five local women share with BayouLife their very personal experiences with breast cancer. As breast cancer survivors, these women hope to inspire and uplift others who may be battling this disease and educate women about the importance of early...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 27th, 2018
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STYLE AND SUBSTANCE – THE ESOTERIC AND THE EARNEST – AND THESE LADIES HAVE “IT” IN SPADES. FORGING THEIR OWN PATHS AND NAVIGATING MODERN LIFE’S PEAKS AND VALLEYS, THESE COMMUNITY-MINDED TREND-SETTERS ARE UNLOCKING THE SECRETS AND BUSTING THE MYTHS OF “HAVING IT ALL.” EACH HAS DEVELOPED THEIR OWN UNIQ...
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Aug 27th, 2018
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This year’s Black & White Ball benefitting the Children’s Advocacy Center is right around the corner, and we’ve teamed up with area boutiques to bring you stunning dresses with major luxe appeal. Special thanks to Penny Hakim. Model: Karlee Malone. MUAH: Meka Bennett Styling: Taylor Bennett, Pho...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 27th, 2018
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Shelia Carroll’s life in fashion never took her far from Delhi, but then again, it didn’t have to By Michael DeVault | Photographs by Brad Arender Shelia Carroll has spent most of her time carving out a special place in the heart of Delhi. The pair of vintage houses she envisioned together, renovated...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 27th, 2018
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Sarah Chestnut’s hats are inspired by people, places, music and stories—what she calls “the crazy stuff of life”—but each one carries with it a hope and a prayer that the wearer will not only have a good time wearing it, but that he or she will also be blessed by it. article by APRIL CLARK […]...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 27th, 2018
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Rebecca Rabb Harrison has tapped into the sublime power of flowers, and she is eager to share it with the Monroe and West Monroe community through a sky blue French flower cart. article by VANELIS RIVERA photography by EMERALD MCINTYRE French artist Henri Matisse reportedly wrote, “There are always f...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 1st, 2018
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photography by KELLY MOORE CLARK model MAY WAGNER hair and makeup MEKA BENNETT special thanks LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY ...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 1st, 2018
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Erin and Brad Smith had a spiritual epiphany that led them on a journey to find peace and refuge. Ten years later, their pilgrimage to farmsteading has evolved into Sanctuary Farms. Now with 2,400 square feet of raised garden beds, a host of free-range farm animals and a passion for creation, the Smi...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 1st, 2018
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Article by Vanelis Rivera, styling by Taylor Bennett, photography by Brad Arender. Planter’s Gastropub is located at 101 North Grand Street in Monroe. The grand riverscape of the Ouachita River, whose waterways hold a history of exploration, travel and adventure, sets the scene for a two-story buildi...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 1st, 2018
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With a primal attention to fire, MONROE’S DUKE OF RIBS, RHODA BROWN, has become world-famous for one thing: Barbeque article by MICHAEL DEVAULT and photography by BRAD ARENDER here’s something elemental about the transformative destruction fire exacts. Since we first discovered fire, we’ve used it to...
