By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Mar 31st, 2022
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport By the time this issue goes to print, it will be one of my favorite times of the year and spring will finally be here! I’ve been watching for signs of spring since January, but, “Old Man Winter” just wouldn’t go away! I guess I shouldn’t complain though. Las...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Mar 1st, 2022
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article and illustration by LOU DAVENPORT March of each year brings about the month of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness. As most of you know, my daughter, Paige, was diagnosed in 2010, and I have several friends that also share this diagnosis. You all probably know someone with it, too. So, this month’s ...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Feb 1st, 2022
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport I was so saddened to hear about the passing of Betty White, this past New Year’s Eve. Betty had been of my heroes. So talented, charming and above all, hilarious. Her sense of timing was uncanny and it sounds like anyone who had the pleasure to work with her ...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Jan 1st, 2022
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport When I first started thinking about what I’d write for my January column, I had ideas. I thought about writing about Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, but, while my holidays were very nice, I just wanted to write something different, something, un...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Dec 1st, 2021
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport This month’s theme for the December issue of Bayou Life is “Holiday Celebrations.” I decided to celebrate my “life as an artist,” since I’ve been painting, drawing and selling my work for a little over 50 years. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long, but...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Nov 3rd, 2021
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article by Lou Davenport | photo by Andrew Bailey Last year, as many of you know, my cousin, Lisa Trussell and I planned a party for our uncle, J.B. Humphrey who turned 100. We had to follow the strict guidelines the VA had set because that was when the Coronavirus was almost at its peak. […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Oct 1st, 2021
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport I’ve been wanting to write about Bob Dylan since the first of this year. Dylan turned 80 on May 14th and I’ve been listening to him since I was fifteen years old. But, after reading at least eight different books about him through the years, I thought I’d s...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Sep 1st, 2021
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport Since this month’s issue of BayouLife is the style issue, I chose to write my column about a very stylish little bird, the hummingbird. They have been called “the acrobats of the air” and the “celebrities of the bird world.” And, they are fierce little bird...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Aug 1st, 2021
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport As I write this, the temperature is 91 with a heat index of 103 degrees. There’s a possibility of evening thunderstorms, which seems to be the same forecast every day in July. When it does rain, the humidity is so high, you can hardly breathe. But, there’...
By Nathan Coker
In Simply Lou
Jun 30th, 2021
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article and illustration by Lou Davenport From March of last year, up until the last few months, times were trying, to say the least. I was like most people, scared, quarantined, masked, and probably went through several gallons of hand sanitizer. There were days I felt like I was in prison, and my...
