By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Jun 27th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport I ’ve been asked several times if I “make up” my columns. As flattering as that sounds, I do not have that good of an imagination. Every column is true! I couldn’t make this stuff up no matter how hard I might try! This month’s column is going to […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
May 29th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport It seems as if I have always had a cat or cats around. I’m not really sure how they all came to be, but, I seem to attract them. I’m by no means a “cat whisperer,” but they just seem to find me. When I first moved to Monroe, […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Mar 28th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport original drawing, prismacolor on paper Finally, there are a few signs of Spring showing themselves! The tom cats are serenading all the “ladies.” I’ve seen some daffodils, quince and forsythia beginning to bloom. It gets me in a “work in my yard” mood, and ho...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Feb 27th, 2018
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport The dictionary defines “hissy fit” as a sudden outburst of anger due to frustration. I’d agree with that, but since I consider myself an authority on them, I have found there’s a lot more to be said about the “hissy fit.” First of all, there’s several differe...
By Rachel Dolecheck
In Center Block
Feb 1st, 2018
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All My Love article and art by Lou Davenport In 1946, my Daddy was discharged from the Navy in New Orleans. He caught a bus back to Bastrop and was greeted warmly by his big family. He was just 21 years old. Meanwhile, an 18 year old brown-eyed beauty, my Mama, entered Louisiana Tech University [&hel...
By Katie Sloan
In Simply Lou
Jan 8th, 2018
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Article and illustration by Lou Davenport Last week, my daughter, Carolyn, called me saying, “Adam is getting snow!” Well, yes, we were both jealous! Adam lives in Taylor, Texas. He just doesn’t get excited about snow like we do, so I called him. He said it wasn’t snowing there. I figured Caroly...
By Katie Sloan
In Simply Lou
Nov 30th, 2017
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport This has been a year of loss for my family. My Aunt Red slipped peacefully away several months ago. She was the first in our family to reach 100 years. On the morning of her party, she fell and broke her hip. She wouldn’t go to the […]...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Oct 30th, 2017
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With this column, I start my third year of writing for BayouLife. It’s been a “dream come true” and something I enjoy writing more and more each month. Thank you Maré, Cassie, Melanie, Amanda and all the other lovely ladies at BayouLife. Thank you for making me feel a part of such a beautiful, cla...
By Katie Sloan
In Center Block
Sep 25th, 2017
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Article and Illustration by Lou Davenport A few years ago at a family get together, we played a game called “What’s your Secret?” I’m a fairly “open book,” but I did write down something that I thought many of them would not know. “I am a bird watcher!” Nobody guessed. Now, I’m not nearly as avid [&h...
By Katie Sloan
In Simply Lou
Aug 28th, 2017
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I love music, all kinds of music. There are not many styles of music that I don’t like or at least can’t appreciate. My Mama passed this love of music on to me and I can’t remember a time she didn’t have music playing, especially country music. Whenever she was cooking in the kitchen, she had [&hel...
