By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
May 28th, 2019
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article by Lou Davenport Let me first explain the title of this month’s column, “Wildin’ Off.” If you are a member of my family, you already know, but for those of you that want to learn a new “slang phrase,” I’m going to give ya’ll one of my Aunt Mayvonne’s favorite sayings. Now, she thought [&helli...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Apr 30th, 2019
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport I have become addicted to a show on The Science Channel called “Mysteries of the Abandoned.” If I find it on, I cannot watch “just one.” I have found a lot of places I will NOT be going to but there is one abandoned place I have been. And, […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Mar 30th, 2019
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport I wrote the following a while back and just couldn’t bring myself to share it yet. It’s now been eight years since my daughter Paige was diagnosed with MS. She is still doing well and I hang in there with her. She works and has a wonderful “significant other”...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Feb 25th, 2019
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article by Lou Davenport | illustration by Adam Davenport Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know Mr. Strait sings it “Amarillo by Morning” but I seriously doubt he’d get too mad at me for “paraphrasing” one of his best songs. There’s not many songs out there about armadillos so I had to “borrow” something. When in...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jan 28th, 2019
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport Sometimes your best ideas come when you least expect them. I have been “fretting” about what I’d write for the month of February for weeks. I “sorta kinda” knew what I wanted to do, but, I just couldn’t seem to fit it all together. When that happens, I usuall...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Jan 7th, 2019
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport I thought I would start 2019 off by writing about one of my favorite musicians, Bob Dylan. There’s so much information about his 6 decades as a singer, songwriter, artist, Nobel Peace Prize for literature winner and soon to be distiller of “Heaven’s Ga...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Oct 30th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport Ahhhh! November will be here by the time you read this or very close to it. Happy Halloween if it’s still October and Happy Birthday to my daughter, Paige, who was born on Halloween! But, back to November. How I love that month, because my wonderful and crazy...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Oct 2nd, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport This issue marks my third anniversary writing “Simply Lou” for BayouLife. It’s the best job I have ever had, and I truly love the staff. Thank you, Maré and Cassie, for giving me this chance and, also, a new adventure. I LOVE MY JOB! We have lost two American...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Aug 27th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport original drawing, prismacolor on paper I’m going to do this month’s column a little differently. Dr. Phil says that “even if a pancake is flat, there’s always two sides.” With that said, I’m going to have a guest columnist, Mr. Walter Davenport, give his side...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Aug 1st, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport | original drawing, prismacolor on paper I haven’t written anything about “Mister” in awhile, and I sure don’t want to leave out a good “Mister Story.” I’m sure he probably wishes I would, but that’s about all he left me with, so I might as well tell another ...
