Once, while attending a cocktail party, I caught on fire. It was New Year’s Eve, and I had allowed myself to be roped into attending a party with a bunch of strangers. In 2001, no one carried cell phones. There was no Facebook or Instagram …
Girls that pack some heat
Ladies are channeling their inner firepower in unprecedented numbers – the future of firearms has the ladies leading the pack. Ladies, it’s time to lock and load – your future is calling and it involves firearms. The shooting range is no longer just a boys’ …
From her Perspective: Brittany Strickland Photographer & Story Teller
When I was asked to write “From her perspective,” I, of course, was honored and grateful, yet I was a little nervous, too. I mean, I just wrote a book and exposed most of my life to the world so why was I nervous? I …
There is nothing like a Dame
I am a Dame de Perlage. When I suit up for Carnival, what I am really donning is a year-long saga of excitement, despair, rejuvenation, and pride. Together with the Dames de Perlage, a tight knit, all-female marching krewe, we are a walking canvas of beaded …
Girl Tribe: Together We’re Better
After a lengthy war with infertility treatment, I convinced myself that getting pregnant and having kiddos is the hardest part of parenting. How naïve could I possibly be? After the twins were born at 34 weeks gestation, I quickly discovered how wrong I was. There …
Everyone Has A Story
Keeping It Real With Teri Netterville “Everybody has a story, guys. Remember that. Everybody.” Dad would remind us of this truth many times throughout our childhood. While in the check-out lane at the grocery store, I noticed that the grocery clerk had a poor attitude. I …
Seasons of Change
Four Decades of Hair Trends later, Cindy Locke is passing the hair styling torch to her daughter, René Coffield. For the past 40 years, My Friend’s Place Salon has been trimming locks, playing with color, and watching the hair trends shift from the 70s setting …
Holli’ Conway: Miss Louisiana 2018
From the moment you meet Holli Conway, you are comforted by her presence. She illuminates a room with her infectious persona, and she has a passion for life on and off stage. Holli’ was born from the union of Hollis and Charlotte Bergeron Conway on …
Missing What Once Was
Barbara Sugar: A Tribute to Celebrate a Life Well Lived Loss is a state of missing what once was and we are here to celebrate the beautiful life that was Barbara Sugar, and to acknowledge that we will never again experience the brilliance in which she …
Guided Rock: A Reminder That God’s Message Is A Stone’s Throw Away
When a rock is thrown into water, ripples are expected, but none have had quite the impact my cousin and I experienced. We came back from Greece in 2014 with a unique message for one of our friends whose daughter committed suicide at age 27 …
Hope, Humor and Humility During the Holidays
“Hope has the ability to see the invisible, to feel the intangible and achieve the impossible.” “Humanity has unquestionably one really effective weapon – Laughter.” Mark Twain The year was 1983. It was Christmastime: My father’s very favorite time of the year. A few months …
Three Generations Singing: 87-year-old Promotes Family and Faith through YouTube Channel
Mom was born in a small town in Minnesota during the Great Depression. The year was 1931. If you know a bit about Hollywood trivia, you are likely aware that Shirley Temple was a child movie star during the 1930s. Shirley Temple movies were quite …
A Window Into Her Soul: Jodie Glorioso
Passions, Produce and Philanthropy “If the eyes are the window into the soul, the voice is the echo.” Jodie Glorioso’s opening line to her Centenary Students on the first day of Voice for the Stage class. A constant champion of all things art in our …
Gemma Zuniga: From Her Perspective
When I left Shreveport in pursuit of my legal education three years ago, I left with a sense of hopefulness, eager to be one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming a business lawyer. I understood that the years ahead would be difficult, in …
Is it TRUE?
How to Survive the Uncertainty of the Post-Truth Era Have you ever heard of quicksand? I have, but I have never personally experienced it although I have seen it used as a plot changer in lots of movies/TV shows, as well as in many books. …
Women are Influencers
And We Are Needed Right Now Why did Satan give the apple to a WOMAN? It was a question I had never asked myself, but I knew the revelation of it would change my life. One needs look no further than our social feeds today to …
Keeping it Real with Teri Netterville: Dream Catcher
Many people might wonder why we chose “Dream Catcher” for the title of our father’s book. Well, in answering that question, allow me to take you back to a life-changing day 11 years ago when our father had only a week of life left on …
Holly Ann Stars: Strength & Beauty in the Battle to Beat Breast Cancer
Driving through pouring rain in Baton Rouge traffic, I white-knuckled my way to meet my dear friend from high school for dinner. Trying to be timely, I arrived five minutes late and scurried inside the fancy little restaurant. I told the hostess that I was …
From Her Perspective: Melissa Gutman
And then there were five… Until then, we were your average family. Married right out of college, moved to New Braunfels, Texas, both starting new jobs, bought a house, and then said, “Now what?” Actually, the “now what?” started a year later when we moved …
Lola Legend | Dr. Mable John: From Morehouse Parish to Motown and Ministry
Singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, author, educator, actress, leader, minister and friend. What does a lady from Bastrop, Louisiana, do to let the world know she is alive? Especially when this young lady had a famous brother and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, William …