article by Mary Napoli | illustration by Austin Bantel “Hey there, you must be Ann,” I said to the small, lovely woman standing in front of the Acadian style building on the grounds of the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Ann Smith smiled back at me. She is Vice President of ...
article by Mary Napoli | illustration by Austin Bantel My grandparents’ home in rural Tensas Parish was a magical place to visit. During the sunny hours, my favorite cousin and I would chase each other through the cotton fields that my grandfather farmed and explore the overgrown creek bank to ...
article by Mary Napoli | illustration by Austin Bantel My past 18-year-old self would certainly roll her eyes at me now, but I am constantly finding new and exciting reasons to love my hometown. After fifteen years spent in other cities, I have realized there isn’t any place I would rat...
