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Aug 1st, 2016
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article by Maré Brennan A grassroots movement is afoot to spread literacy one Little Free Library at a time. The concept behind these little lending libraries is simple. “Take a book. Leave a book.” Small in stature but mighty by their contents, Little Free Libraries can be found throughout the count...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Scene
Jun 6th, 2016
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On May 1st, the Men Who Cook, Mix and Brew took over the beautiful Island Drive home of Sue and Dr. Walter Sartor for the annual Blend of the Bayou celebration, which benefits the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council. More than one hundred grill masters, cooks, drink mixers and brew masters donned their ...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Jun 6th, 2016
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A Wedding Venue Like No Other article by Maré Brennan | photography by Martin Graham Meyers Originally built in 2002 as a grand estate and private retreat by Silicon Valley technology innovator and entrepreneur turned sweet potato mogul, Lev Dawson and his wife Anne, the Mansion at Red Hill in Delhi...
By Nathan Coker
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Jun 2nd, 2016
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article by Maré Brennan | photography by Martin Graham Meyers Nothing is going to stop Andy Trahan from being the best he can be – day in, day out. Sure he could have rolled over and let life happen to him a long time ago – like the fateful Valentine’s Day in 2013, when he […]...
By Nathan Coker
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Apr 5th, 2016
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How one Monroe native is forging his own path while taking on the Miami hiphop scene, one battle at a time. article by Michael DeVault In a single breath, he talks about Lil Wayne and Huey P. Newton, peppering his conversation with references from history, pop culture and the current state of politic...
By Nathan Coker
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Apr 5th, 2016
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article by Kay Rector I grew up in Louisiana but, due to a series of somewhat dubious decisions, ended up in Mississippi for a while, practicing law. My work would often take me up through the Mississippi Delta to the courthouses of Sharkey and Issaquena Counties, occasionally farther north to Green...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 29th, 2016
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article by Paul Lipe I REMEMBER standing outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, with my wife Linda, my sister and her husband – it was a beautiful Friday morning in April of 2001. We had just come from inside the cathedral where we had heard a concert presented by a high school choir ...
By Nathan Coker
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 Nathan Coker
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Dec 1st, 2015
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The Home of Brittany and Andy York article by Maré Brennan | photography by Martin G Meyers It’s the York family’s first Christmas spent in their newly-built home sited on acres of the rolling hills where the husband, Andy, grew up in Calhoun. To celebrate, Brittany, or the Duchess of York as she is ...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 28th, 2015
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DIANNE GUILLOT DISCUSSES LIFE DURING AND AFTER BREAST CANCER: HOPE, HEALING AND FAITH article by Barbara Leader | photography by Martin G Meyers Dianne Guillot, 70, of West Monroe remembers the exact moment when she knew that her life would be changed forever. She was getting ready for bed on a Thurs...
